Maryvale, Gauteng
Maryvale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3. Its is a tiny triangular suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Orchards and Sydenham.
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| Coordinates: 26.153°S 28.087°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 85 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 62.8% |
| • Coloured | 8.1% |
| • White | 29.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 42.9% |
| • Northern Sotho | 15.5% |
| • Zulu | 11.9% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 8.3% |
| • Other | 21.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2192 |
History
The suburb was founded in 1939 and borders Louis Botha Avenue.[2]:292 It was surveyed around 1912 and developed from 1921 on land originally on the farm Klipfontein.[3] The suburb's land was owned by Ockert Jacobus van Wyk and was named after his wife Mary.[3] The suburb consists mainly of businesses and a small number of houses.[2]:292 The suburb is also the home of Maryvale College, a Catholic primary and high school formed in the same year as the suburb though the red bricked church on the grounds was built a year earlier.[2]:295
References
- "Sub Place Maryvale". Census 2011.
- "Orange Grove Precinct. Heritage Impact Assessment & Conservation Management Plan. Report Phase 3. Volume 3" (PDF). Johannesburg Development Agency (published 16 May 2016). 19 February 2017.
- 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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