Selby, Johannesburg
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
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Selby is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Selby | |
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  Selby Location within Gauteng  Selby Location within South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 26.217°S 28.031°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1928 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,323 |
| • Density | 901/km2 (2,330/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.8% |
| • Coloured | 1.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 0.9% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 31.0% |
| • Xhosa | 10.2% |
| • English | 8.5% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 6.7% |
| • Other | 43.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2001 |
History
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein.[2] The area was originally mining land on which two mine's, Village Main and Ferreira Gold, were established.[2] It was established as a suburb in 1928 and is named after mine manager Paul Selby of Ferreira Deep.[2]
