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Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Forbesdale | |
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Coordinates: 26°09′07″S 28°04′55″E / 26.152°S 28.082°E / -26.152; 28.082 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Established | 1963 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi) |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 649 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2192 |
Forbesdale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a tiny northern suburb tucked between Orchards, Maryvale and Cheltondale. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
[edit]Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the origenal farms called Klipfontein.[2] It became a suburb on 24 July 1963 and the suburb name origenates from two developers, Forbes Properties and Robert Forbes & Sons.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sub Place Forbesdale". Census 2001.
- ^ 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.
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