Crosby, Gauteng
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Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Crosby | |
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Coordinates: 26°11′40″S 27°59′21″E / 26.19444°S 27.98917°E / -26.19444; 27.98917 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Johannesburg |
Established | 1938 |
Government | |
• Councillor | Ricky Nair (African National Congress) |
Area | |
• Total | 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 6,112 |
• Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 20.8% |
• Coloured | 6.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 58.3% |
• White | 12.8% |
• Other | 1.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 64.0% |
• Afrikaans | 13.9% |
• Tswana | 3.7% |
• Zulu | 3.0% |
• Other | 15.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2092 |
Crosby is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb is west of the Johannesburg CBD and is adjacent to Mayfair West. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
[edit]The suburb was founded in 1938 on 112ha of land that was survey into 1,163 stands.[2]: 121 It is named after Langlaagte Mine director J.H. Crosby.[2]: 98
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Crosby". Census 2011.
- ^ a b Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.
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