Judith's Paarl

Judith's Paarl
Judith's Paarl

 Judith's Paarl shown within Gauteng

Coordinates: 26°11′25″S 28°04′20″E / 26.1904°S 28.0722°E / -26.1904; 28.0722Coordinates: 26°11′25″S 28°04′20″E / 26.1904°S 28.0722°E / -26.1904; 28.0722
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Area[1]
 • Total 0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,453
 • Density 8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 81.2%
 • Coloured 4.5%
 • Indian/Asian 8.8%
 • White 2.4%
 • Other 3.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Zulu 29.9%
 • English 17.5%
 • Xhosa 8.0%
 • Southern Ndebele 6.3%
 • Other 38.4%
Postal code (street) 2094

Judith's Paarl is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small suburb found on the eastern edge of the Johannesburg central business district (CBD), tucked between the suburbs of Lorentzville and Bezuidenhout Valley, with Troyeville and Kensington to the south. It is located in Region F.

History

The suburb was founded on one of the original farms on the Witwatersrand, after a strip of land was sold from the farm Doornfontein.[2]:158 The suburb is possibly named after a daughter of the Lorentz family.[2]:157 It had a terminus for the Johannesburg tramway network on the corner of Ascot Road and First Street.[2]:157

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Judith's Paarl". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Leyds, Gerald Anton (1964). A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years. Nasional Boekhandel. p. 318.


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