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.
Robertsham | |
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  Robertsham  Robertsham | |
| Coordinates: 26°14′47″S 28°0′37″E / 26.24639°S 28.01028°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 6,727 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 17.3% |
| • Coloured | 6.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 50.6% |
| • White | 23.0% |
| • Other | 2.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 72.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 11.6% |
| • Zulu | 3.3% |
| • Sotho | 2.5% |
| • Other | 9.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2091 |
| PO box | 2175 |
History
editThe 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.
Education
editSir 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.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Robertsham". 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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