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Electron, Gauteng

Coordinates: 26°14′28″S 28°5′46″E / 26.24111°S 28.09611°E / -26.24111; 28.09611
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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 / 26.24111°S 28.09611°E / -26.24111; 28.09611
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

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

History

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Electron". 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.
  3. ^ Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 4 Dev - For. Cape Town: Nasou. 1971. ISBN 978-0-625-00320-4.