Albertville, Gauteng
Albertville is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 4.
Albertville | |
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  Albertville  Albertville | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′52″S 27°58′37″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Randburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,649 |
| • Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 49.6% |
| • Coloured | 12.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 5.1% |
| • White | 32.4% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 35.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 31.7% |
| • Zulu | 7.8% |
| • Northern Sotho | 5.2% |
| • Other | 20.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
History
The suburb is named after the previous landowner Hendrick Abraham Alberts with the land being surveyed in 1896.[2] The land is situated on a portion of an old Witwatersrand farm called Waterval.[2]
References
- "Sub Place Albertville". Census 2011.
- 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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