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| name = Sydenham |
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| coordinates = {{coord|26.153|S|28.092|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}} |
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| subdivision_name = [[South Africa]] |
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| subdivision_type1 = Province |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Gauteng]] |
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| longd = 28.092 |longm = |longs = |
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| subdivision_type2 = District |
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| subdivision_type3 = Municipality |
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| subdivision_name3 = [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality|City of Johannesburg]] |
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| subdivision_type4 = Main Place |
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| subdivision_name4 = [[Johannesburg]] |
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| established_title = Established |
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| established_date = 1905 |
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| leader_title = Councillor |
| leader_title = Councillor |
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/798015056 |title = Sub Place Sydenham |work=Census 2011}} </ref> |
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| population_total = 3368 |
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| population_as_of = 2011 |
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| demographics1_title1 = [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]] |
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| demographics1_title2 = [[Coloureds|Coloured]] |
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| demographics1_info2 = 1.3% |
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| demographics1_title3 = [[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]] |
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| demographics1_info3 = 1.5% |
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| demographics2_title1 = [[English language|English]] |
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| demographics2_info1 = 69.1% |
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| postal_code = 2192 |
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'''Sydenham''' is a suburb of [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]. It is located in [[ |
'''Sydenham''' is a suburb of [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]. It is located in Region E of the [[Cityof Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality]]. The suburb is surrounded by the area of [[Orchards, Johannesburg|Orchards]], [[Orange Grove, Gauteng|Orange Grove]] and other smaller suburbs. |
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==History== |
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The suburb was surveyed for housing in 1905.<ref name="Leyds">{{cite book | title=A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years | publisher=Nasional Boekhandel | author=Leyds, Gerald Anton | year=1964 | pages=318}}</ref>{{rp|162}} The suburb's name comes from the name of the farm which originated sometime before the mid-1890s.<ref name="OGP03">{{Cite web |url=http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/sites/default/files/notice%20attachments/HIA%20%26%20CMP_Orange%20Grove%20Precinct_Vol3.pdf |title=Orange Grove Precinct. Heritage Impact Assessment & Conservation Management Plan. Report Phase 3. Volume 3 |date=19 February 2017 |publisher=Johannesburg Development Agency |publication-date=16 May 2016}}</ref>{{rp|304}} In 1910, Sydenham was still quite rural and on 26 February of that year, the land was used by Frenchman [[Albert Kimmerling]] to fly a [[Voisin 1907 biplane|Voisin biplane]] a few hundred yards and proved that aircraft could be flown at a high altitude of {{Convert|2000|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Shorten">{{cite book | title=The Johannesburg Saga | publisher=John R. Shorten Pty Ltd | author=Shorten, John R. | year=1970 | location=Johannesburg | pages=1159}}</ref>{{rp|255}} |
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[[Category:Johannesburg Region E]] |
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Coordinates: 26°09′11″S 28°05′31″E / 26.153°S 28.092°E / -26.153; 28.092 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Johannesburg |
Established | 1905 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
Population
(2011)[1]
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• Total | 3,368 |
• Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 29.3% |
• Coloured | 1.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.5% |
• White | 65.9% |
• Other | 2.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 69.1% |
• Zulu | 6.9% |
• Northern Sotho | 5.3% |
• Afrikaans | 4.4% |
• Other | 14.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) |
2192
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Sydenham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The suburb is surrounded by the area of Orchards, Orange Grove and other smaller suburbs.
The suburb was surveyed for housing in 1905.[2]: 162 The suburb's name comes from the name of the farm which originated sometime before the mid-1890s.[3]: 304 In 1910, Sydenham was still quite rural and on 26 February of that year, the land was used by Frenchman Albert Kimmerling to fly a Voisin biplane a few hundred yards and proved that aircraft could be flown at a high altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[4]: 255
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