Oaklands, Gauteng

Oaklands
Oaklands
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	Coordinates: 26.147°S 28.065°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Area [1]
• Total	1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,963
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	32.7%
• Coloured	1.7%
• Indian/Asian	7.8%
• White	56.7%
• Other	1.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	72.9%
• Afrikaans	5.5%
• Zulu	4.8%
• Tswana	3.3%
• Other	13.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4339
PO box	4345
Area code	2190

Oaklands is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Johannesburg Region E. It is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Houghton Estate, Norwood, Orchards, The Gardens and Highlands North.

History

Oaklands came into existence in 1896.[2]^:162 The lands owner prior to it being surveyed as a township was William Anderson Martin and purchased in 1896, consisting of 18 acres of what is now known as Oaklands and Orchards.[3]^:177 Martin would own a large house in suburb called Avonmore a would live there until his death in 1960.[3]^:177

The eastern border of the suburb, bounded by Orchards is separated by a seasonal spruit (stream) that has its source in the Houghton Golf Club and with a possible further source on the ridge above Louis Botha Avenue close to Fellside.[4]^:376 Most of the stream through the suburb is now either underground or canalized with it eventually forming up with the Orange Grove Spruit and entering the Sandspruit river.[4]^:376

References

"Sub Place Oaklands". Census 2011.
Leyds, Gerald Anton (1964). A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years. Nasional Boekhandel. p. 318.
Shorten, John R. (1970). The Johannesburg Saga. Johannesburg: John R. Shorten Pty Ltd. p. 1159.
"Orange Grove Precinct. Heritage Impact Assessment & Conservation Management Plan. Report Phase 3. Volume 3" (PDF). Johannesburg Development Agency (published 16 May 2016). 19 February 2017.

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[census2011-1] "Sub Place Oaklands". Census 2011.

[Leyds-2] Leyds, Gerald Anton (1964). A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years. Nasional Boekhandel. p. 318.

[Shorten-3] Shorten, John R. (1970). The Johannesburg Saga. Johannesburg: John R. Shorten Pty Ltd. p. 1159.

[OGP03-4] "Orange Grove Precinct. Heritage Impact Assessment & Conservation Management Plan. Report Phase 3. Volume 3" (PDF). Johannesburg Development Agency (published 16 May 2016). 19 February 2017.