Bordeaux, Gauteng Explained

Bordeaux
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.0975°N 28.0142°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
Established Date:1940
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.57
Population Total:3790
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:35.3%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:3.8%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:8.8%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:50.4%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.6%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:65.3%
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Info2:6.6%
Demographics2 Title3:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info3:5.8%
Demographics2 Title4:Northern Sotho
Demographics2 Info4:3.3%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:19.0%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2194
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Bordeaux is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Found north of the Johannesburg CBD, it is next to the suburbs of Ferndale, Blairgowrie and Hurlingham. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.[2] [3]

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipfontein 479.[4] It was established in April 1940 and named after the French city of Bordeaux.[4]

Schools

The suburb currently has only one school, Bordeaux Primary. The other, Greenhills Primary School, was closed down (year TBC) owing to dwindling young population in the area.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Bordeaux . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Map of Johannesburg-Randburg. Joburg-archive.co.za. Johannesburg Public Archive. 5 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130119121101/http://www.joburg-archive.co.za/maps/IMS_RNDBRG_CBD.pdf. 19 January 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: City of Johannesburg - Region B. joburg.org.za. City of Johannesburg. 5 December 2013.
  4. Book: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Jonathan Ball Publishers . Raper, Peter E. . Moller, Lucie A. . du Plessis, Theodorus L. . 2014 . 1412 . 9781868425501.