Mountain View, Johannesburg

Mountain View is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Mountain View
Mountain View
Mountain View
Coordinates: 26.168°S 28.082°E / -26.168; 28.082
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1902
Area
  Total0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total358
  Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African48.5%
  Coloured1.9%
  Indian/Asian0.8%
  White46.0%
  Other2.8%
First languages (2011)
  English59.8%
  Zulu17.0%
  Southern Ndebele5.0%
  Afrikaans3.6%
  Other14.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
2470

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipfontein.[2] It was established in 1902 and was named because of it view of the northern Magaliesberg mountains.[2]

References

  1. "Sub Place Mountain View". 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.


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