Reuven is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Reuven
Reuven is located in Gauteng
Reuven
Reuven
Reuven is located in South Africa
Reuven
Reuven
Coordinates: 26°13′59″S 28°01′41″E / 26.233°S 28.028°E / -26.233; 28.028
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Area
 • Total0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total466
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African34.7%
 • Coloured11.6%
 • Indian/Asian15.0%
 • White36.2%
 • Other2.6%
First languages (2011)
 • English40.6%
 • Zulu21.3%
 • Afrikaans16.4%
 • Sotho3.9%
 • Other17.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2091

History

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It would be proclaimed as suburb on 22 May 1963.[2] Reuven is Hebrew for Robert and is named after Robert Horowitz.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Reuven". Census 2011.
  2. ^ a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.