Doornfontein | |
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| Coordinates: 26°11′S 28°03′E / 26.183°S 28.050°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,484 |
| • Density | 9,700/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.2% |
| • Coloured | 1.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 1.2% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 34.1% |
| • English | 18.7% |
| • Northern Sotho | 8.5% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 6.7% |
| • Other | 32.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2094 |
| PO box | 2028 |
Doornfontein is an inner-city suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located to the east of the city centre, Region 8. In the 1930s, it attracted many Jewish immigrants, becoming the main hub for the city's Jewish community.[2] Black African residents, then a minority in the suburb, lived in slum-yards. Under the Slums Clearance Act 1934, the slum-yards were cleared and many residents were relocated to Orlando, Soweto.[2] Since the late 1970s, Doornfontein and other inner-city suburbs of Johannesburg have underdone high levels of white flight to the city's northern suburbs.[3]
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Doornfontein". Census 2011.
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