Mondeor | |
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  Mondeor  Mondeor | |
| Coordinates:26°16′16″S27°59′53″E / 26.271°S 27.998°E /-26.271; 27.998 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1958 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 8,021 |
| • Density | 2,160/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 45.1% |
| • Coloured | 16.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 13.5% |
| • White | 23.3% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 51.4% |
| • Zulu | 12.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 10.4% |
| • Sotho | 6.9% |
| • Other | 18.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2091 |
| PO box | 2110 |
Mondeor is a suburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. It is located in Region F of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Known as the Jewel of the South, Mondeor is set amongst hills outside the urban Johannesburg area but is only a 15-minute drive from the city centre.
The suburb is situated on part of an oldWitwatersrand farm called Ormonde.[2] It was established in 1958 and its name is ananagram of the old name of the farm.[2]
Parts of theKlipriviersberg Nature Reserve are in Mondeor.[3] The hills lying on the northern side of Mondeor are ofsandstone, and those on the south areigneous.[4][5]
Mondeor currently has four schools: Mondeor Primary, Dalmondeor, Mondeor High School,[6] and Hartford College. Mondeor Primary School first opened in 1953. The initial school building was one convertedlog cabin at the site of the currenttennis club. The school moved to its current location in 1955.[7]
Mondeor High School opened in 1974. At the time there were three class years, standards 6, 7 and 8. An additional standard was added each year thereafter until the first class ofMatriculation in 1976.
Parts of the 2010 novelHappiness is a Four-Letter Word (2010) are set in Mondeor.[8]
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