Malvern | |
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  Malvern  Malvern | |
| Coordinates:26°12′04″S28°06′07″E / 26.201°S 28.102°E /-26.201; 28.102 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1904 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 10,525 |
| • Density | 6,500/km2 (16,800/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 86.0% |
| • Coloured | 6.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.4% |
| • White | 5.6% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 39.7% |
| • English | 19.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.9% |
| • Xhosa | 5.8% |
| • Other | 29.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2094 |
| PO box | 2094 |
Malvern is asuburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. Situated east of theJohannesburg CBD, it lies south ofKensington and north of theindustrial suburb ofDenver. It is located in Region F of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and lies just west ofBedfordview in theCity of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
Prior to the discovery of gold on theWitwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make upJohannesburg, calledDoornfontein.[2] The area is named after Malvern or Malvern Hills in Worcestershire with the land proclaimed as a suburb on 24 June 1904.[2] It was previously called Morriston.[3]: 177
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