Place in Gauteng, South Africa
| Greymont | |
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| Coordinates: 26°09′47″S 27°57′50″E / 26.163°S 27.964°E / -26.163; 27.964 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.51 km (0.20 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,180 |
| • Density | 4,300/km (11,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 25.7% |
| • Coloured | 6.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.3% |
| • White | 63.8% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 42.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 35.7% |
| • Tswana | 4.7% |
| • Zulu | 4.3% |
| • Other | 12.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2195 |
| PO box | 2035 |
Greymont is a small suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
The suburb was surveyed in 1903 and was part of Roodepoort but in February 1939, it became part of Johannesburg.
Culture and contemporary life
They have a vibrant and successful community initiative of revitalising the suburb. A variety of projects are active from clean-up projects to activities to bring them together, such as Yearly Spring Fairs and the Parkrun in the Alberts Farm Park.
Greymont even has a dedicated website showing their latest initiatives.
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A street in Greymont, Johannesburg South Africa
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A pond in Carel Venter Park
References
- ^ "Sub Place Greymont". Census 2011.
- 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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