Robertsham | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.2464°N 28.0103°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: | 1948 |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.43 |
Population Total: | 6727 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 17.3% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 6.4% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 50.6% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 23.0% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 2.7% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | English |
Demographics2 Info1: | 72.8% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 11.6% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info3: | 3.3% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info4: | 2.5% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 9.8% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 2091 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 2175 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Robertsham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is situated in the city's southern suburbs just south of the CBD. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
The suburb is situated on an old Witwatersrand farm of Ormonde.[2] It was purchased by Kalven Estates in 1948 and proclaimed on 14 April 1948 and would be named after the company's chairman Robert Shapiro.[2] The word -ham, in the United Kingdom and Ireland is a suffix used in place names meaning farm or homestead.
Sir John Adamson Secondary School is located in the area.Robertsham Primary School is located here.Theo Wassenaar Laerskool is a primary school.Alhuda Academy is an Islamic school.