Chrisville | |
|---|---|
  Chrisville  Chrisville | |
| Coordinates:26°15′30″S28°01′28″E / 26.25833°S 28.02444°E /-26.25833; 28.02444 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,133 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 27.6% |
| • Coloured | 17.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 20.5% |
| • White | 30.7% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 57.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 16.9% |
| • Zulu | 10.1% |
| • Sotho | 2.9% |
| • Other | 12.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2091 |
Chrisville is a suburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. It is located in Region F of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. A large part of the suburb is currently taken up by amine dump.
The suburb is situated on part of an oldWitwatersrand farm calledTurffontein.[2] It was established in 1948 and was named after the Chris mine shaft, a Robinson Deep Mine, which was named after a chairman Douglas Christopherson.[2]
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