Albertville, Gauteng Explained

Albertville
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.1644°N 27.9769°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gauteng
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:City of Johannesburg
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Subdivision Name4:Randburg
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.88
Population Total:4649
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:49.6%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:12.4%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:5.1%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:32.4%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.5%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:35.2%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:31.7%
Demographics2 Title3:Zulu
Demographics2 Info3:7.8%
Demographics2 Title4:Northern Sotho
Demographics2 Info4:5.2%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:20.1%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Albertville is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 4.

History

The suburb is named after the previous landowner Hendrick Abraham Alberts with the land being surveyed in 1896.[2] The land is situated on a portion of an old Witwatersrand farm called Waterval.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Albertville . Census 2011.
  2. Book: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Jonathan Ball Publishers . Raper, Peter E. . Moller, Lucie A. . du Plessis, Theodorus L. . 2014 . 1412 . 9781868425501.