Savoy Estate | |
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  Savoy Estate  Savoy Estate | |
| Coordinates: 26°07′52″S 28°04′48″E / 26.131°S 28.080°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,532 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 47.8% |
| • Coloured | 3.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.0% |
| • White | 43.8% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 61.3% |
| • Zulu | 9.5% |
| • Northern Sotho | 7.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.1% |
| • Other | 16.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Savoy Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E 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 Syferfontein.[2] It became a suburb in October 1948 and was originally owned by M.A. Zoccola who was from the same region of the Savoy Royal family.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Savoy Estate". 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.
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