Malvern, Gauteng
Malvern is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Situated east of the Johannesburg CBD, it lies south of Kensington and north of the industrial suburb of Denver. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and lies just west of Bedfordview in the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
Malvern | |
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  Malvern  Malvern | |
| Coordinates: 26.201°S 28.102°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1904 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,525 |
| • Density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 86.0% |
| • Coloured | 6.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.4% |
| • White | 5.6% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 39.7% |
| • English | 19.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.9% |
| • Xhosa | 5.8% |
| • Other | 29.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2094 |
| PO box | 2094 |
History
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg, called Doornfontein.[2] The area is named after Malvern or Malvern Hills in Worcestershire with the land proclaimed as a suburb on 24 June 1904.[2] It was previously called Morriston.[3]:177
References
- "Sub Place Malvern". Census 2011.
- Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
- Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.
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