Devon, South Africa Explained

Devon
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.3564°N 28.785°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gauteng
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sedibeng
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Lesedi
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.37
Population Total:347
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:44.7%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:2.3%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:8.9%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:42.4%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.7%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:41.9%
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Info2:26.2%
Demographics2 Title3:English
Demographics2 Info3:11.6%
Demographics2 Title4:S. Ndebele
Demographics2 Info4:7.0%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:13.4%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:2260
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:017

Devon is a settlement in Sedibeng District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

History

Village some 18 km west of Leslie and 40 km east-south-east of Springs. Named after the home county in England of the surveyor who laid it out. Important for natural gas in the vicinity.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Devon . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 136.