Dunkeld, Gauteng Explained

Dunkeld
Image Caption:Suburb of Dunkeld
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.1361°N 28.0392°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 Km2:1.38
Population Total:1473
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:28.6%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:1.8%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:2.9%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:64.4%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:2.4%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:65.1%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:11.3%
Demographics2 Title3:Zulu
Demographics2 Info3:5.4%
Demographics2 Title4:Northern Sotho
Demographics2 Info4:2.8%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:15.4%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2196
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Dunkeld is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3. It is bordered by the suburbs of Hyde Park and Illovo to the north, Melrose to the east, Rosebank in the south and to the west, Dunkeld West.

Origin of the name

The Dunkeld suburbs name has it origin in a small town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[2] The township was laid out in 1904.[3] The main street through the suburb, Bompass Street, is named after accountant and real estate pioneer Frank W.R. Bompass.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Dunkeld . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Scottish Place Names - Johannesburg, South Africa . Ian Kendall . Oct 2009 . 17 April 2016 . Kendall, Ian.
  3. Book: A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years . Nasional Boekhandel . Leyds, Gerald Anton . 1964 . 318.