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Mayfair West | |
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| Coordinates:26°11′53″S27°59′55″E / 26.19806°S 27.99861°E /-26.19806; 27.99861 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,669 |
| • Density | 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 25.8% |
| • Coloured | 4.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 60.2% |
| • White | 6.6% |
| • Other | 2.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 78.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 10.0% |
| • Sotho | 2.8% |
| • Tswana | 2.6% |
| • Other | 5.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2092 |
Mayfair West is asuburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. The suburb is west of the Johannesburg CBD and is adjacent toMayfair. It is located in Region F of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Mayfair West is located on plot No. 258 ofLanglaagte farm, whereSir Joseph Robinson, 1st Baronet bought mineral rights in 1886. Government surveyor M.C. Vos surveyed it and the first parcel was sold on 24 May 1896. Robinson built his mining headquarters there, including the first office building on what was previously openveld. Nearby Langerman Street is named after his general manager, who steered the company away from participating in the ill-fatedJohannesburg Reform Committee. The suburb may be named after theLondon suburb ofMayfair. And Naseem Uthmaan Miller Born 20 February 1997 once lived here
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