Electron, Gauteng

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

Electron
Electron is located in Gauteng
Electron
Electron
Electron is located in South Africa
Electron
Electron
Coordinates: 26°14′28″S 28°5′46″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1949
Area
  Total0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total38
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African100.0%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu15.8%
  Sotho7.9%
  Southern Ndebele5.3%
  Tsonga5.3%
  Other65.8%
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 Elandsfontein.[2] It became a suburb on 27 July 1949.[2][3]

References

  1. "Sub Place Electron". 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.
  3. Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 4 Dev - For. Internet Archive. Cape Town : Nasou. 1971. ISBN 978-0-625-00320-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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