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Bezuidenhout Valley

Coordinates: 26°11′17″S 28°04′28″E / 26.18806°S 28.07444°E / -26.18806; 28.07444
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Bezuidenhout Valley
Bezuidenhout Valley is located in Gauteng
Bezuidenhout Valley
Bezuidenhout Valley
Bezuidenhout Valley is located in South Africa
Bezuidenhout Valley
Bezuidenhout Valley
Coordinates: 26°11′17″S 28°04′28″E / 26.18806°S 28.07444°E / -26.18806; 28.07444
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Area
 • Total1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total9,252
 • Density5,200/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African64.07%
 • Coloured10.02%
 • Indian/Asian12.44%
 • White11.15%
 • Other2.31%
First languages (2011)
 • English45.59%
 • Zulu16.51%
 • Afrikaans5.85%
 • Ndebele3.58%
 • Other16.26%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2094

Bezuidenhout Valley is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The area lies to the east of the Johannesburg CBD and is surrounded by the suburbs of Kensington to the south and Observatory to the north. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It is colloquially known as the Bez Valley.

History

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Bezuidenhout Valley

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein.[2] The farm Doornfontein was purchased in 1861 from B.P. Viljoen by Frederik Jacobus Bezuidenhout.[2] Parts of the farm were sold from 1902 and the suburb stands from 1906.[3]: 67  In March 1949, Willem Bezuidenhout sold the remaining land of 133ha to the Johannesburg City Council for use as a park and to be called Bezuidenhout Park.[3]: 67 

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Bezuidenhout Valley". Census 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.