Fontainebleau, Gauteng
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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 |
Fontainebleau is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3.
History
Named 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
- ^ 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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