Blackheath, Gauteng

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Blackheath

| pushpin_map = South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|26|08|S|27|58|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Gauteng

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = City of Johannesburg

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| subdivision_name4 = Johannesburg

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1903

| leader_title = Councillor

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/798016052 |title = Sub Place Blackheath |work=Census 2011}}

| area_total_km2 = 1.02

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 2407

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Black African

| demographics1_info1 = 42.2%

| demographics1_title2 = Coloured

| demographics1_info2 = 4.1%

| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian

| demographics1_info3 = 10.1%

| demographics1_title4 = White

| demographics1_info4 = 41.5%

| demographics1_title5 = Other

| demographics1_info5 = 2.0%

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = English

| demographics2_info1 = 46.2%

| demographics2_title2 = Afrikaans

| demographics2_info2 = 15.9%

| demographics2_title3 = Zulu

| demographics2_info3 = 8.2%

| demographics2_title4 = Tswana

| demographics2_info4 = 5.3%

| demographics2_title5 = Other

| demographics2_info5 = 24.5%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code = 2195{{cite web |url=http://sapostalcodes.info/?city=Blackheath |title=Find a South African Postal Code |website=sapostalcodes.info |access-date=21 May 2021}}

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code =

| area_code_type = Area code

}}

Blackheath is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Situated north-west of the Johannesburg CBD, it is north of the suburb of Northcliff.

History

The suburb originated in 1903 with 277 stands laid out over 84.5ha.{{Cite book|title=A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg|last=Musiker|first=Naomi|last2=Musiker|first2=Reuben|publisher=Francolin|year=2000|isbn=1868590712|location=Cape Town}}{{rp|70}} It is named after Blackheath in London.{{rp|70}}

References

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Category:Johannesburg Region B

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