Haddon | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.2569°N 28.034°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: | 1919 |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.30 |
Population Total: | 2271 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 49.3% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 14.2% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 5.8% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 29.6% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.1% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | English |
Demographics2 Info1: | 40.4% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 17.2% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info3: | 14.3% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info4: | 5.1% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 23.1% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 2190 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Haddon is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Located south of the CBD, it is located close to the larger suburb of Turffontein. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein.[2] It became a suburb on 26 March 1919.[2]