Bellevue | |
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  Bellevue  Bellevue | |
| Coordinates:26°10′45″S28°04′03″E / 26.17917°S 28.06750°E /-26.17917; 28.06750 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1890 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 9,323 |
| • Density | 22,000/km2 (56,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.1% |
| • Coloured | 1.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 1.6% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 26.7% |
| • English | 23.0% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 12.6% |
| • Northern Sotho | 4.2% |
| • Other | 33.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8801 |
Bellevue is an inner city neighbourhood ofJohannesburg,Gauteng Province,South Africa. Close to the Johannesburg CBD with the neighbourhood surrounded byYeoville andObservatory. It is located in Region F of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It shares the same praise and notoriety as its surrounding neighbourhood Yeoville.
The neighbourhood today is usually called Yeoville due to their very close proximity, same demographics and notoriety, leading to the whole area now known as Greater Yeoville, combining Bellevue, Bellevue East and Yeoville. It is home to the Yeoville Hotel.
The suburb is situated on part of an oldWitwatersrand farm calledDoornfontein.[2] It was established in 1890 and is either named after the land developerBellevue Township Syndicate or the view of the city to the west and view to theMagaliesberg mountain range in the north.[2]
Rockey Street is known for its lively bars and clubs, a hotspot for black nightlife although has a bad reputation for public alcohol consumption and illegal street dealings such as guns and drugs. The neighbourhood shares all its characteristics (both positive and negative) with surrounding and adjacent Yeoville
