Gillview is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Gillview | |
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| Coordinates: 26°15′50″S 28°01′34″E / 26.264°S 28.026°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1963 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,027 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 29.8% |
| • Coloured | 20.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 24.2% |
| • White | 24.1% |
| • Other | 1.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 65.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.4% |
| • Sotho | 6.3% |
| • Zulu | 5.9% |
| • Other | 15.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2091 |
History
editThe suburb is situated on an old Witwatersrand farm of Turffontein.[2] It was proclaimed as a suburb on 27 November 1963 and is named after the lands developer, Gilbert 'Gill' Tunmer and view of the valley.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Gillview". Census 2011.
- ^ a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
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