Cleveland, Gauteng

Place in Gauteng, South Africa
26°12′27″S 28°06′46″E / 26.20750°S 28.11278°E / -26.20750; 28.11278CountrySouth AfricaProvinceGautengMunicipalityCity of JohannesburgMain PlaceJohannesburgEstablished1903Area • Total0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,341 • Density3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African97.39% • Coloured1.58% • Indian/Asian0.09% • White0.85% • Other0.04%First languages (2011) • Zulu54.10% • Xhosa9.93% • Tsonga5.98% • Sotho6.73% • Other23.26%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)
2094
PO box
2022

Cleveland is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Its now a light industrial suburb. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein.[2] It was established in 1903 and was named after Cleveland, Ohio and the suburb was the location for storage of mining equipment by American firms.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Cleveland". Census 2011.
  2. ^ 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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