Elsburg

Elsburg
Aerial view overhead Elsburg
Elsburg  Elsburg shown within Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°14′42″S 28°11′49″E / 26.245°S 28.197°ECoordinates: 26°14′42″S 28°11′49″E / 26.245°S 28.197°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	Ekurhuleni
Main Place	Germiston
Area[1]
• Total	3.05 km^2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	6,231
• Density	2,000/km^2 (5,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	22.3%
• Coloured	3.8%
• Indian/Asian	2.7%
• White	70.7%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	65.0%
• English	16.2%
• Zulu	4.6%
• Sotho	2.2%
• Other	12.1%
Postal code (street)	1428
PO box	1407

Elsburg is a town in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

Town some 6 km south-east of Germiston. Laid out on the farm Klippoortjie in 1887 and proclaimed a town in 1908, it was named after the owner, F C Els. It was administered by a health committee from 1908 and by a village council from 1938. Municipal status was achieved in October 1957. It almost became the capital of the goldfields instead of Johannesburg.^[2]

References

1. "Sub Place Elsburg". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 154.