Cleveland, Gauteng Explained

Cleveland
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.2075°N 28.1128°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:Johannesburg
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1903
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.77
Population Total:2341
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:97.39%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:1.58%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.09%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.85%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.04%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Zulu
Demographics2 Info1:54.10%
Demographics2 Title2:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info2:9.93%
Demographics2 Title3:Tsonga
Demographics2 Info3:5.98%
Demographics2 Title4:Sotho
Demographics2 Info4:6.73%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:23.26%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2094
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:2022
Area Code Type:Area code

Cleveland is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Its now a light industrial suburb. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein.[2] It was established in 1903 and was named after Cleveland, Ohio and the suburb was the location for storage of mining equipment by American firms.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Cleveland . 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.