Heriotdale | |
|---|---|
  Heriotdale  Heriotdale | |
| Coordinates:26°12′36″S28°06′58″E / 26.210°S 28.116°E /-26.210; 28.116 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1946 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 7 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 100.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 42.9% |
| • Northern Sotho | 28.6% |
| • Zulu | 14.3% |
| • Venda | 14.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2094 |
Heriotdale is a suburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. The suburb lying south ofMalvern and north of Rosherville, is an industrial area. 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 calledDoornfontein.[2] Before becoming a suburb, the area was mining land with the Heriot Mine opening in 1887.[2] After the gold was exhausted in the mine, the land was proclaimed as a suburb in October 1946.[2] The mine is said to have been named after theScottish goldsmithGeorge Heriot, the "Jingling Geordie" in SirWalter Scott's novelThe Fortunes of Nigel. Some experts, however, claim the mine was instead named after the village ofHeriot inMidlothian, Scotland. This village was founded in 1164 as Herth, but its name was changed in 1198 to Hereget (from theOld Englishhere-geat, meaning a break in a hillside through which troops could march.
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