La Rochelle | |
|---|---|
  La Rochelle  La Rochelle | |
| Coordinates:26°14′09″S28°03′16″E / 26.2359°S 28.0544°E /-26.2359; 28.0544 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1895 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 5,131 |
| • Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 87.7% |
| • Coloured | 4.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 6.7% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 18.6% |
| • English | 16.1% |
| • Xhosa | 9.5% |
| • Tsonga | 6.0% |
| • Other | 49.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2190 |
La Rochelle is a suburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. South of the Johannesburg CBD, the suburbs ofTurffontein andRosettenville lie to its south. It is located in Region F of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Prior to the discovery of gold on theWitwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms calledTurffontein.[2] It became a suburb in 1895, and named after the estate owned by Josias Eduard de Villiers and the French town ofLa Rochelle.[2]
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