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There was also a Coolie Location and a Veldtschoendorp, the latter being a shanty town occupied by Dutch citizens of the ZAR. [21] Another census was conducted in January 1896. It was recorded that Johannesburg then had 102 078 inhabitants, of whom 61 292 lived within the three mile radius of Market Square and 40 786 outside.
The first settlement at Ferreira's Camp was established as a tented camp and which soon reached a population of 3,000 by 1887. [32] The government took over the camp, surveyed it and named it Ferreira's Township. [37] By 1896, Johannesburg was established as a city of over 100,000 inhabitants, one of the fastest growing cities ever. [32]
Kya Sands is made up of a number of sections. The settlement is broken down firstly into Sections A to D. These are defined by government and are used in counting and numbering houses and toilets in the settlement. [6] Other sections include Pipeline, the whole section of the settlement east of the river, and Madala Side, the northern part of ...
This is a list of articles related to the geography of Johannesburg, South Africa The main article for this category is Johannesburg § Geography . Subcategories
Kweneng' is located in Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, South Africa. Suikerbosrand consists of two geological systems: the Ventersdorp and the Witwatersrand system. The Ventersdorp system consists of steep mountain sides, flat plains and volcanic soil, which is very fertile. The Witwatersrand system consists of sandstone deposits as well as proteas.
The locations of important towns and cities in the region are indicate in the appropriate places. The red line in the detail of the Johannesburg region shows the location of the scarp/ridge that gave the "Witwatersrand" its name; the purple line the location where the main gold bearing reef is exposed at the surface, just south of Johannesburg.
Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve is a nature reserve consisting of veld and koppies (hills) run by the Johannesburg City Parks. It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Johannesburg , in an area of 640 hectares (1,600 acres).
Above Nirvana Drive (a section of the R554), is the Olifantsvlei Nature Reserve, a protected wetland lake area. A panoramic view of Lenasia as seen from the nearby N12 Freeway. On the left can be seen the town's most famous landmark – the Trade Route Mall (opened in April 2006) – whilst on the right is a townhouse complex (a common sight in ...