Towerby is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. This small suburb is tucked between Forest Hill and Rosettenville. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Towerby | |
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  Towerby  Towerby | |
| Coordinates: 26°15′18″S 28°02′46″E / 26.255°S 28.046°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1953 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 751 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 51.7% |
| • Coloured | 10.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.7% |
| • White | 28.8% |
| • Other | 4.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 37.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 14.9% |
| • Zulu | 14.9% |
| • Sotho | 5.2% |
| • Other | 27.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2190 |
History edit
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein.[2] It became a suburb on 18 March 1953 taking its name from a nearby water tower.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Towerby". Census 2011.
- ^ 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.
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