Coronationville Corrie | |
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  Coronationville  Coronationville | |
| Coordinates:26°11′33″S27°58′34″E / 26.1925485°S 27.9761531°E /-26.1925485; 27.9761531 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1937 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward 69 |
| • Councillor | Genevieve Sherman |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,848 |
| • Density | 5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 60.13% |
| • Coloured | 38.08% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.64% |
| • White | 0.70% |
| • Other | 0.47% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 36.61% |
| • Tswana | 30.42% |
| • Sotho | 6.42% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.19% |
| • Other | 20.36% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2093 |
Coronationville is asuburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. Coronationville is located in Region B of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Coronationville is located in theWest Rand of Johannesburg and duringApartheid, its residents were mainlyColoured.
The suburb was founded in 1937 at the time of KingGeorge VI with 553 stands on 59ha.[2]: 97 The township was named after the coronation of the queen and dedicated it to the ex-servicemen of world war 2. When the coloured soldiers returned they were given this area as a gift for their service in the war. This is how the area became known as Coronationville.
There are a total of three schools in the suburb. The Bernard Isaacs Primary School,Coronationville Secondary School and the St. Theresa's Convent School.
