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{{Short description|Suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa}} |
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'''Mondeor''' is a suburb of [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]. It is located in [[Region 9 (Johannesburg)|Region 9]]. Mondeor is the location of [[Southgate Shopping Centre]]. |
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{{Infobox settlement |
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| name = Mondeor |
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| pushpin_map = South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
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| coordinates = {{coord|26.271|S|27.998|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}} |
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| subdivision_type = Country |
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| subdivision_name = [[South Africa]] |
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| subdivision_type1 = Province |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Gauteng]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = District |
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| subdivision_type3 = Municipality |
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| subdivision_name3 = [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality|City of Johannesburg]] |
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| subdivision_type4 = Main Place |
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| subdivision_name4 = [[Johannesburg]] |
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| established_title = Established |
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| established_date = 1958 |
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| leader_title = Councillor |
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/798015198 |title = Sub Place Mondeor |work=Census 2011}}</ref> |
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| area_total_km2 = 3.71 |
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> |
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| population_total = 8021 |
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| population_as_of = 2011 |
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| population_density_km2 = auto |
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| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011) |
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| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> |
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| demographics1_title1 = [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]] |
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| demographics1_info1 = 45.1% |
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| demographics1_title2 = [[Coloureds|Coloured]] |
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| demographics1_info2 = 16.4% |
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| demographics1_title3 = [[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]] |
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| demographics1_info3 = 13.5% |
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| demographics1_title4 = [[White South African|White]] |
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| demographics1_info4 = 23.3% |
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| demographics1_title5 = Other |
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| demographics1_info5 = 1.8% |
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| demographics_type2 = [[First language]]s (2011) |
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| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> |
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| demographics2_title1 = [[English language|English]] |
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| demographics2_info1 = 51.4% |
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| demographics2_title2 = [[Zulu language|Zulu]] |
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| demographics2_info2 = 12.6% |
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| demographics2_title3 = [[Afrikaans]] |
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| demographics2_info3 = 10.4% |
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| demographics2_title4 = [[Sotho language|Sotho]] |
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| demographics2_info4 = 6.9% |
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| demographics2_title5 = Other |
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| demographics2_info5 = 18.7% |
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| timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] |
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| utc_offset1 = +2 |
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| postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in South Africa|Postal code]] (street) |
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| postal_code = 2091 |
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| postal2_code_type = [[Post-office box|PO box]] |
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| postal2_code = 2110 |
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| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in South Africa|Area code]] |
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}} |
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'''Mondeor''' is a suburb of [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]. It is located in Region F of the [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality]]. Known as the Jewel of the South, Mondeor is set amongst hills outside the urban Johannesburg area but is only a 15-minute drive from the city centre. |
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==History== |
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The suburb is situated on part of an old [[Witwatersrand]] farm called Ormonde.<ref name="Dict01">{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names|publisher=Jonathan Ball Publishers|author1=Raper, Peter E.|author2=Moller, Lucie A.|author3=du Plessis, Theodorus L.|year=2014|pages=1412|isbn=9781868425501}}</ref> It was established in 1958 and its name is an [[anagram]] of the old name of the farm.<ref name=Dict01/> |
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{{Region 9}} |
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[[Category:Johannesburg suburbs]] |
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=== Parks and green space === |
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[[Category:Johannesburg Region 9]] |
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Parts of the [[Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve]] are in Mondeor.{{sfn|Bloch|2012|pp=10-}} The hills lying on the northern side of Mondeor are of [[sandstone]], and those on the south are [[igneous]].{{sfn|Anon|1980|p=110}}{{sfn|Anon|1997|pp=215-216}} |
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== Education == |
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Mondeor currently has four schools: Mondeor Primary, Dalmondeor, Mondeor High School,{{sfn|Kalantzis|Cope|2001|p=130}} and Hartford College. Mondeor Primary School first opened in 1953. The initial school building was one converted [[log cabin]] at the site of the current [[tennis]] club. The school moved to its current location in 1955.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mondeorprimary.co.za/|title=Home|website=mondeorprimary.co.za|access-date=2018-11-15}}</ref> |
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Mondeor High School opened in 1974. At the time there were three class years, standards 6, 7 and 8. An additional standard was added each year thereafter until the first class of [[Matriculation]] in 1976. |
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=== Popular culture === |
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Parts of the 2010 novel ''Happiness is a Four-Letter Word'' (2010) are set in Mondeor.{{sfn|Jele|2011|p=279}} |
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==References== |
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===Citations=== |
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{{reflist|1}} |
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===Sources=== |
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{{refbegin}} |
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* {{cite book|last=Stark|first=Felix |title=Seventy golden years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pN5FAQAAIAAJ|year=1958|publisher=Stark : distributed by Central News Agency}} |
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* {{cite book|last=Jele|first=Cynthia |title=Happiness is a Four-letter Word|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YRRSBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT279|year=2011|publisher=Kwela|isbn=978-0-7957-0354-6}} |
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* {{cite book|author=Anon|title=Handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3PARAQAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Survey, Government Printer}} |
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* {{cite book|author=Anon|title=South African Journal of Geology: Being the Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SOwgAQAAIAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Bureau for Scientific Publications at the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology}} |
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* {{cite book|last1=Kalantzis|first1=Mary |last2=Cope|first2=Bill |title=Transformations in Language and Learning: Perspectives on Multiliteracies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EBlJ92v0zyAC&pg=PA130|year=2001|publisher=Common Ground|isbn=978-1-86335-063-1}} |
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* {{cite book|last=Bloch|first=Jayni |title=The Riddle in the Mirror: A Journey in Search of Healing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qolr4wP2cWUC&pg=PA10|year=2012|publisher=Balboa Press|isbn=978-1-4525-5940-7}} |
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* {{cite journal|last1=Hart|first1=G. H. T.|title=An Introduction to the Anatomy of Johannesburg's Southern Suburbs|journal=South African Geographical Journal|volume=50|issue=1|year=1968|pages=65–72|issn=0373-6245|doi=10.1080/03736245.1968.10559433}} |
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* {{cite journal |
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| title = Outside the city walls : Jo'burg Summit City |
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| last= Davie|first= Lucille |
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| journal= Rhodes Journalism Review |
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| date = August 2002 |
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| issue=21 |
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| pages=30–31 |
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| location=[[Grahamstown]] |
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| accessdate = 20 October 2014 |
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| hdl=10520/EJC146339 |
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| url=http://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC146339 |
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}} |
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{{refend}} |
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[[Category:Johannesburg Region F]] |
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{{Greater Johannesburg|communities}} |
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{{Johannesburg-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 00:20, 3 November 2023
Mondeor | |
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  Mondeor  Mondeor | |
| Coordinates: 26°16′16″S 27°59′53″E / 26.271°S 27.998°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1958 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,021 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 45.1% |
| • Coloured | 16.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 13.5% |
| • White | 23.3% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 51.4% |
| • Zulu | 12.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 10.4% |
| • Sotho | 6.9% |
| • Other | 18.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2091 |
| PO box | 2110 |
Mondeor is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Known as the Jewel of the South, Mondeor is set amongst hills outside the urban Johannesburg area but is only a 15-minute drive from the city centre.
History[edit]
The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Ormonde.[2] It was established in 1958 and its name is an anagram of the old name of the farm.[2]
Parks and green space[edit]
Parts of the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve are in Mondeor.[3] The hills lying on the northern side of Mondeor are of sandstone, and those on the south are igneous.[4][5]
Education[edit]
Mondeor currently has four schools: Mondeor Primary, Dalmondeor, Mondeor High School,[6] and Hartford College. Mondeor Primary School first opened in 1953. The initial school building was one converted log cabin at the site of the current tennis club. The school moved to its current location in 1955.[7]
Mondeor High School opened in 1974. At the time there were three class years, standards 6, 7 and 8. An additional standard was added each year thereafter until the first class of Matriculation in 1976.
Popular culture[edit]
Parts of the 2010 novel Happiness is a Four-Letter Word (2010) are set in Mondeor.[8]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Mondeor". Census 2011.
- ^ a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
- ^ Bloch 2012, pp. 10-.
- ^ Anon 1980, p. 110.
- ^ Anon 1997, pp. 215–216.
- ^ Kalantzis & Cope 2001, p. 130.
- ^ "Home". mondeorprimary.co.za. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Jele 2011, p. 279.
Sources[edit]
- Stark, Felix (1958). Seventy golden years. Stark : distributed by Central News Agency.
- Jele, Cynthia (2011). Happiness is a Four-letter Word. Kwela. ISBN 978-0-7957-0354-6.
- Anon (1980). Handbook. Survey, Government Printer.
- Anon (1997). South African Journal of Geology: Being the Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa. Bureau for Scientific Publications at the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology.
- Kalantzis, Mary; Cope, Bill (2001). Transformations in Language and Learning: Perspectives on Multiliteracies. Common Ground. ISBN 978-1-86335-063-1.
- Bloch, Jayni (2012). The Riddle in the Mirror: A Journey in Search of Healing. Balboa Press. ISBN 978-1-4525-5940-7.
- Hart, G. H. T. (1968). "An Introduction to the Anatomy of Johannesburg's Southern Suburbs". South African Geographical Journal. 50 (1): 65–72. doi:10.1080/03736245.1968.10559433. ISSN 0373-6245.
- Davie, Lucille (August 2002). "Outside the city walls : Jo'burg Summit City". Rhodes Journalism Review (21). Grahamstown: 30–31. hdl:10520/EJC146339. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
