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Cheltondale

Coordinates: 26°09′05″S 28°05′01″E / 26.15139°S 28.08361°E / -26.15139; 28.08361
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Cheltondale
Cheltondale is located in Gauteng
Cheltondale
Cheltondale
Cheltondale is located in South Africa
Cheltondale
Cheltondale
Coordinates: 26°09′05″S 28°05′01″E / 26.15139°S 28.08361°E / -26.15139; 28.08361
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1951
Area
 • Total0.21 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total888
 • Density4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African19.6%
 • Coloured0.8%
 • Indian/Asian3.3%
 • White74.6%
 • Other1.8%
First languages (2011)
 • English80.0%
 • Afrikaans6.4%
 • Zulu3.5%
 • Southern Ndebele2.8%
 • Other7.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2192

Cheltondale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.[1]

History

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The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipfontein.[2] It was established in 1951 and was named after the developer, H. Dare's hometown Cheltondale, Gloucestershire.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Sub Place Cheltondale". 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.