Coronationville

Coronationville is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Coronationville is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Coronationville is located in the West Rand of Johannesburg and during Apartheid, its residents were mainly Coloured.

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Coordinates: 26.1925485°S 27.9761531°E / -26.1925485; 27.9761531
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1937
Government
• Type	Ward 69
• Councillor	Genevieve Sherman
Area [1]
• Total	0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,848
• Density	5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	60.13%
• Coloured	38.08%
• Indian/Asian	0.64%
• White	0.70%
• Other	0.47%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	36.61%
• Tswana	30.42%
• Sotho	6.42%
• Afrikaans	6.19%
• Other	20.36%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2093

History

The suburb was founded in 1937 at the time of King George VI with 553 stands on 59ha.^[2]: 97 The township was named after the coronation of the queen and dedicated it to the ex-servicemen of world war 2. When the coloured soldiers returned they were given this area as a gift for their service in the war. This is how the area became known as Coronationville.

Education

There are a total of three schools in the suburb. The Bernard Isaacs Primary School, Coronationville Secondary School and the St. Theresa's Convent School.

References

1. "Sub Place Coronationville". Census 2011.
2. Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.