Roseacre, Gauteng

Roseacre is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Roseacre
Roseacre
Roseacre
Coordinates: 26.239°S 28.081°E / -26.239; 28.081
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1947
Area
  Total0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,709
  Density2,800/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African35.9%
  Coloured14.0%
  Indian/Asian6.9%
  White37.4%
  Other5.7%
First languages (2011)
  English50.6%
  Afrikaans17.0%
  Zulu8.7%
  Xhosa2.7%
  Other21.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2197

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipriviersberg.[2] It was a proclaimed a suburb on 14 May 1947 and named after the lands owner, William Harrison and his home town of Roseacre, Lancashire.[2]

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References

  1. "Sub Place Roseacre". Census 2011.
  2. 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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