Klipriviersberg

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Klipriviersberg
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Klipriviersberg
Coordinates: 26°14′28″S28°04′37″E / 26.241°S 28.077°E / -26.241; 28.077 Coordinates: 26°14′28″S28°04′37″E / 26.241°S 28.077°E / -26.241; 28.077
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Established1943
Area
[1]
  Total0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2001) [1]
  Total442
  Density2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Klipriviersberg is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

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History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipriviersberg. [2] It was established on part of the farm own by Jan Meyer, a member of the South African Republic's Volksraad and became a suburb 29 June 1943. [2]

Nature Reserve

Currently known as the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, the area contains several hiking routes along a stream that lead up to natural rock pools in which swimming is allowed.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sub Place Klipriviersberg". Census 2001.
  2. 1 2 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN   9781868425501.