Savoy Estate

Savoy Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Savoy Estate
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Coordinates: 26.131°S 28.080°E / -26.131; 28.080
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1948
Area [1]
• 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) [1]
• Black African	47.8%
• Coloured	3.8%
• Indian/Asian	4.0%
• White	43.8%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	61.3%
• Zulu	9.5%
• Northern Sotho	7.7%
• Afrikaans	5.1%
• Other	16.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

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

1. "Sub Place Savoy Estate". 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.