Riviera
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| Coordinates: 26°9′23″S 28°2′26″E / 26.15639°S 28.04056°E / -26.15639; 28.04056 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1903 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.20 km2 (0.08 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[1]
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| • Total | 1,155 |
| • Density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 35.8% |
| • Coloured | 2.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 24.4% |
| • White | 34.6% |
| • Other | 2.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 62.6% |
| • Zulu | 6.7% |
| • Xhosa | 4.4% |
| • Tswana | 4.2% |
| • Other | 22.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) |
7100
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Riviera is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Braamfontein.[2] It would be proclaimed as a suburb on 31 July 1903 as is named after the French or Italian Riviera.[2]
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