Spes Bona

Spes Bona
Spes Bona is located in Gauteng
Spes Bona
Spes Bona
Spes Bona is located in South Africa
Spes Bona
Spes Bona
Coordinates: 26°12′29″S 28°04′19″E / 26.208°S 28.072°E / -26.208; 28.072
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Established1896
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2094

Spes Bona is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. 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 Doornfontein.[1] The suburbs name is Latin for good hope and was established in 1896, named after the nearby Spes Bona Goldmine.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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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