La Rochelle, Johannesburg
La Rochelle | |
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  La Rochelle  La Rochelle | |
| Coordinates: 26°14′09″S 28°03′16″E / 26.2359°S 28.0544°E / -26.2359; 28.0544 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1895 |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,131 |
| • Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) [1] | |
| • Black African | 87.7% |
| • Coloured | 4.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 6.7% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) [1] | |
| • Zulu | 18.6% |
| • English | 16.1% |
| • Xhosa | 9.5% |
| • Tsonga | 6.0% |
| • Other | 49.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2190 |
La Rochelle is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. South of the Johannesburg CBD, the suburbs of Turffontein and Rosettenville lie to its south. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
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 in 1895, and named after the estate owned by Josias Eduard de Villiers and the French town of La Rochelle.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place La Rochelle". 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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