Fontainebleau is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3.
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| Coordinates: 26°06′13″S 27°58′36″E / 26.1037°S 27.9766°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Randburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,826 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 32.4% |
| • Coloured | 2.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.9% |
| • White | 59.9% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 45.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 29.1% |
| • Zulu | 5.8% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 3.3% |
| • Other | 16.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2194 |
| PO box | 2032 |
History
editNamed after the famous French palace called Fontainebleau by the surveyor of the suburb called W.H. Auret Pritchard after a visit to France.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Fontainebleau". Census 2011.
- ^ 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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