Abbotsford, Johannesburg
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
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Abbotsford is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. This suburb lies north-east of the Johannesburg CBD next to Oaklands, Highlands North and Melrose. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Abbotsford | |
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  Abbotsford Location within Gauteng  Abbotsford Location within South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 26.143°S 28.066°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1902 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 388 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 35.8% |
| • Coloured | 1.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.4% |
| • White | 57.5% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 67.4% |
| • Zulu | 9.3% |
| • Tswana | 6.2% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 3.3% |
| • Other | 13.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5241 |
History
It was established in 1902 and the suburb is named after Sir Walter Scott's house called Abbotsford a historic country house in the Scottish Borders, near Melrose, on the south bank of the River Tweed.[2]
In the early 2000s prominent public figures Hazel Crane and Brett Kebble were murdered in the suburb.[3]
