Bordeaux, Gauteng
Bordeaux | |
|---|---|
  Bordeaux  Bordeaux | |
| Coordinates: 26°05′51″S 28°00′51″E / 26.09750°S 28.01417°E / -26.09750; 28.01417 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Randburg |
| Established | 1940 |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,790 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) [1] | |
| • Black African | 35.3% |
| • Coloured | 3.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 8.8% |
| • White | 50.4% |
| • Other | 1.6% |
| First languages (2011) [1] | |
| • English | 65.3% |
| • Zulu | 6.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.8% |
| • Northern Sotho | 3.3% |
| • Other | 19.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2194 |
Bordeaux is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Found north of the Johannesburg CBD, it is next to the suburbs of Ferndale, Blairgowrie and Hurlingham. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.[2][3]
History
The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipfontein 479.[4] It was established in April 1940 and named after the French city of Bordeaux.[4]
Schools
The suburb currently has only one school, Bordeaux Primary. The other, Greenhills Primary School, was closed down (year TBC) owing to dwindling young population in the area.
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Bordeaux". Census 2011.
- ^ "Map of Johannesburg-Randburg" (PDF). Joburg-archive.co.za. Johannesburg Public Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "City of Johannesburg - Region B". joburg.org.za. City of Johannesburg. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ 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.
