Selby | |
|---|---|
  Selby  Selby | |
| Coordinates:26°13′01″S28°01′52″E / 26.217°S 28.031°E /-26.217; 28.031 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1928 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,323 |
| • Density | 901/km2 (2,330/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.8% |
| • Coloured | 1.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 0.9% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 31.0% |
| • Xhosa | 10.2% |
| • English | 8.5% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 6.7% |
| • Other | 43.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2001 |
Selby 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 calledTurffontein.[2] The area was originally mining land on which two mine's, Village Main and Ferreira Gold, were established.[2] It was established as a suburb in 1928 and is named after mine manager Paul Selby of Ferreira Deep.[2]
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