Rouxville, Johannesburg Explained

Rouxville
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng
Pushpin Map Caption:Rouxville's location in Gauteng
Pushpin Label:Rouxville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name1:Gauteng
Subdivision Name2:Johannesburg
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.23
Area Total Sq Mi:0.1
Population Total:1366
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:5939
Population Density Sq Mi:15381.9
Demographics Type1:Races
Demographics1 Title1:White
Demographics1 Info1:39.6%
Demographics1 Title2:Asian
Demographics1 Info2:1.8%
Demographics1 Title3:Cape Coloured
Demographics1 Info3:2.3%
Demographics1 Title4:Black
Demographics1 Info4:55.3%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.9%
Demographics Type2:Languages
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:47.4%
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Info2:18.5%
Demographics2 Title3:Northern Sotho
Demographics2 Info3:6.0%
Demographics2 Title4:Southern Ndebele
Demographics2 Info4:5.6%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:22.5%

Rouxville is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around northeast of City Hall.

Rouxville covers in the shape of an upside-down triangle, borders Highlands North to the north, Raedene Estate to the northeast, Sydenham, Bagleyston to the southwest, and Hawkins Estate to the northwest.

It was founded in 1896 on part of the farm known as Klipfontein, and its name comes from the Jacobus Petrus Roux (1865–1929), who sold the land to F.D.J. Viljoen in 1895. Like much of northeastern Johannesburg, it was predominantly English-speaking.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subplek Rouxville . Census 2011.