Mayfair West | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.1981°N 27.9986°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 |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.76 |
Population Total: | 4669 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 25.8% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 4.8% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 60.2% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 6.6% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 2.6% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | English |
Demographics2 Info1: | 78.8% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 10.0% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info3: | 2.8% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
Demographics2 Info4: | 2.6% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 5.8% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 2092 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Mayfair West is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb is west of the Johannesburg CBD and is adjacent to Mayfair. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Mayfair West is located on plot No. 258 of Langlaagte farm, where Sir Joseph Robinson, 1st Baronet bought mineral rights in 1886. Government surveyor M.C. Vos surveyed it and the first parcel was sold on 24 May 1896. Robinson built his mining headquarters there, including the first office building on what was previously open veld. Nearby Langerman Street is named after his general manager, who steered the company away from participating in the ill-fated Johannesburg Reform Committee. The suburb may be named after the London suburb of Mayfair. And Naseem Uthmaan Miller Born 20 February 1997 once lived here.