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Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Raedene Estate | |
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Coordinates: 26°08′53″S 28°05′31″E / 26.148°S 28.092°E / -26.148; 28.092 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Johannesburg |
Established | 1935 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.10 km2 (0.04 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 242 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 29.3% |
• White | 70.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 72.6% |
• Zulu | 9.1% |
• Northern Sotho | 3.7% |
• Sotho | 2.9% |
• Other | 11.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Raedene Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is found just north of Sydenham. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipfontein.[2] Named after the land owner Rae Sandler and dene meaning a valley, it became a suburb on 13 February 1935.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Raedene Estate". 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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