Forbesdale
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Coordinates:26°09′07″S28°04′55″E / 26.152°S 28.082°E /-26.152; 28.082
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Established	1963
Area [1]
• Total	0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	649
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2192

Forbesdale is a suburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. It is a tiny northern suburb tucked betweenOrchards,Maryvale andCheltondale. It is located in Region E 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 calledKlipfontein.^[2] It became a suburb on 24 July 1963 and the suburb name originates from two developers, Forbes Properties and Robert Forbes & Sons.^[2]

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