Jan Hofmeyer is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.[citation needed] 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.
Jan Hofmeyer | |
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| Coordinates: 26°11′28″S 28°00′54″E / 26.191°S 28.015°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1935 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,645 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 33.6% |
| • Coloured | 33.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.6% |
| • White | 28.4% |
| • Other | 1.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 49.5% |
| • English | 26.8% |
| • Tswana | 5.7% |
| • Sotho | 3.8% |
| • Other | 14.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2092 |
History
editThe suburb’s origins date back to 1935, where it was created for cheap housing.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Jan Hofmeyer". Census 2011.
- ^ 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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