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| name = Mondeor |
| name = Mondeor |
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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 |
| established_date = 1958 |
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| government_type = <!-- Ward 00 --> |
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| leader_title = Councillor |
| 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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| 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_title1 = [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]] |
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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_title5 = Other |
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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]] |
| demographics2_title1 = [[English language|English]] |
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| demographics2_info1 = 51.4% |
| demographics2_info1 = 51.4% |
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| demographics2_info5 = 18.7% |
| demographics2_info5 = 18.7% |
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| timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] |
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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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'''Mondeor''' is a suburb of [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]. It is located in Region F of the [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality]]. Mondeor is the location of [[Southgate Shopping Centre]]. Mondeor was known as the ''Jewel of the South''. It is set amongst rolling hills, away from the sight and sound of the city, yet only 15 minutes drive from the Johannesburg city centre.{{sfn|Stark|1958|p=90-94}} |
'''Mondeor''' is a suburb of [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]. It is located in Region F of the [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality]]. Mondeor is the location of [[Southgate Shopping Centre]]. Mondeor was known as the ''Jewel of the South''. It is set amongst rolling hills, away from the sight and sound of the city, yet only 15 minutes drive from the Johannesburg city centre.{{sfn|Stark|1958|p=90-94}} |
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Mondeor | |
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| 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. Mondeor is the location of Southgate Shopping Centre. Mondeor was known as the Jewel of the South. It is set amongst rolling hills, away from the sight and sound of the city, yet only 15 minutes drive from the Johannesburg city centre.[2]
History
The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Ormonde.[3] It was established on 19 May 1958, and its name is possibly an anagram of the old farms name.[3]
Parks and greenspace
Parts of the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve are in Mondeor.[4] Mondeor is interesting from a geological point of view; the hills lying on the northern side of Mondeor are of sandstone and those on the south are igneous.[5][6]
Education
Mondeor has four schools; Mondeor Primary, Dalmondeor, Mondeor High School[7] and Hartford College. Mondeor Primary School opened in 1953. The initial school building was a converted log cabin at the site of the current tennis club. The school moved to its current location in 1955.[8]
Popular culture
Parts of the novel Happiness is a Four-letter Word, by Cynthia Jele, is set in Mondeor.[9]
Note and references
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Mondeor". Census 2011.
- ^ Stark 1958, p. 90-94.
- ^ 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 2018-11-15.
- ^ Jele 2011, p. 279.
- Stark, Felix (1958). Seventy golden years. Stark : distributed by Central News Agency.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Jele, Cynthia (2011). Happiness is a Four-letter Word. Kwela. ISBN 978-0-7957-0354-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Anon (1980). Handbook. Survey, Government Printer.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - 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.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Kalantzis, Mary; Cope, Bill (2001). Transformations in Language and Learning: Perspectives on Multiliteracies. Common Ground. ISBN 978-1-86335-063-1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Bloch, Jayni (2012). The Riddle in the Mirror: A Journey in Search of Healing. Balboa Press. ISBN 978-1-4525-5940-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - 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 2014-10-20.