Mayfair, Johannesburg
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| Coordinates: 26°12′15′′S 28°0′41′′E / 26.20417°S 28.01139°E / -26.20417; 28.01139 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1896 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 12,027 |
| • Density | 7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 31.9% |
| • Coloured | 4.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 51.9% |
| • White | 1.5% |
| • Other | 10.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 56.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.2% |
| • Tswana | 3.4% |
| • Zulu | 3.1% |
| • Other | 33.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2092 |
| PO box | 2108 |
Mayfair is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb is west of the Johannesburg CBD and is adjacent to Fordsburg. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
[edit ]Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg, called Langlaagte.[2] The land was purchased by J.B. Robinson.[3] : 181 It was established as a suburb in 1896 and is named after Mayfair in London.[2]
Demographics
[edit ]Although designated a white area under apartheid, Indians began moving into Mayfair some time before the end of apartheid.
Today Mayfair has a large Indian population, along with a significant number of Muslim immigrants from the rest of Africa. In recent years Mayfair has become populated with a large number of Somalis and Ethiopians. Mayfair is populated by a diverse community economically and remains a vibrant part of Indian city life.
Notable residents
[edit ]Former President of South Africa, F. W. de Klerk, the last to hold the office before the end of apartheid in 1994, was born here.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Mayfair". 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.
- ^ Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.
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