Roseacre | |
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| Coordinates:26°14′20″S28°04′52″E / 26.239°S 28.081°E /-26.239; 28.081 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1947 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,709 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 35.9% |
| • Coloured | 14.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 6.9% |
| • White | 37.4% |
| • Other | 5.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 50.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 17.0% |
| • Zulu | 8.7% |
| • Xhosa | 2.7% |
| • Other | 21.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2197 |
Roseacre is a suburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. It is located in Region F of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Prior to the discovery of gold on theWitwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms calledKlipriviersberg.[2] It was a proclaimed a suburb on 14 May 1947 and named after the lands owner, William Harrison and his home town ofRoseacre, Lancashire.[2]
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