Malvern, Gauteng

Malvern is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Situated east of the Johannesburg CBD, it lies south of Kensington and north of the industrial suburb of Denver. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and lies just west of Bedfordview in the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Malvern
Malvern
Malvern
Coordinates: 26.201°S 28.102°E / -26.201; 28.102
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1904
Area
  Total1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total10,525
  Density6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African86.0%
  Coloured6.3%
  Indian/Asian1.4%
  White5.6%
  Other0.7%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu39.7%
  English19.2%
  Afrikaans5.9%
  Xhosa5.8%
  Other29.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2094
PO box
2094

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg, called Doornfontein.[2] The area is named after Malvern or Malvern Hills in Worcestershire with the land proclaimed as a suburb on 24 June 1904.[2] It was previously called Morriston.[3]:177

References

  1. "Sub Place Malvern". 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. Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.


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