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Selby, Johannesburg

Coordinates: 26°13′01″S 28°01′52″E / 26.217°S 28.031°E / -26.217; 28.031
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Selby
Selby is located in Gauteng
Selby
Selby
Selby is located in South Africa
Selby
Selby
Coordinates: 26°13′01″S 28°01′52″E / 26.217°S 28.031°E / -26.217; 28.031
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1928
Area
 • Total3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,323
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African96.8%
 • Coloured1.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White0.9%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu31.0%
 • Xhosa10.2%
 • English8.5%
 • Southern Ndebele6.7%
 • Other43.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2001

Selby is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

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Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein.[2] The area was originally mining land on which two mine's, Village Main and Ferreira Gold, were established.[2] It was established as a suburb in 1928 and is named after mine manager Paul Selby of Ferreira Deep.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Selby". Census 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.