Jan Hofmeyer Explained

Jan Hofmeyer
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.191°N 28.015°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:1935
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.97
Population Total:2645
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:33.6%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:33.0%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:3.6%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:28.4%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.3%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:49.5%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:26.8%
Demographics2 Title3:Tswana
Demographics2 Info3:5.7%
Demographics2 Title4:Sotho
Demographics2 Info4:3.8%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:14.3%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2092
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Jan Hofmeyer is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The suburb was named after Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (20 March 1894 – 3 December 1948), a South African politician and intellectual in the years preceding Apartheid.

History

The suburb’s origins date back to 1935, where it was created for cheap housing.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Jan Hofmeyer . 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.