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