Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Klipriviersberg | |
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Coordinates: 26°14′28″S 28°04′37″E / 26.241°S 28.077°E / -26.241; 28.077 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Established | 1943 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi) |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 442 |
• Density | 2,900/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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]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.