Victoria | |
|---|---|
  Victoria  Victoria | |
| Coordinates:26°09′50″S28°04′30″E / 26.164°S 28.075°E /-26.164; 28.075 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1902 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,288 |
| • Density | 7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 73.9% |
| • Coloured | 3.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 9.8% |
| • White | 12.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 29.3% |
| • Northern Sotho | 25.0% |
| • Zulu | 9.2% |
| • Tswana | 7.5% |
| • Other | 28.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2192 |
Victoria is a suburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. It is located in Region E of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It is a small suburb located north-east of the city centre surrounded byNorwood to its north, theHoughton Estate to its west and south, whileOrange Grove lies to the east.
Victoria lies on land that once made up the farm calledKlipfontein, one of many large farms that make what is Johannesburg and its suburbs. The suburb was proclaimed in December 1902.[2]: 163 [3] The land was owned by B.P. Viljoen and appears to be named afterQueen Victoria who had died the year before.[3]
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