Bordeaux is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Found north of the Johannesburg CBD, it is next to the suburbs of Ferndale, Blairgowrie and Hurlingham. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.[2][3]

Bordeaux
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Coordinates: 26°05′51″S 28°00′51″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Randburg
Established	1940
Area [1]
• Total	1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	3,790
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	35.3%
• Coloured	3.8%
• Indian/Asian	8.8%
• White	50.4%
• Other	1.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	65.3%
• Zulu	6.6%
• Afrikaans	5.8%
• Northern Sotho	3.3%
• Other	19.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2194

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipfontein 479.[4] It was established in April 1940 and named after the French city of Bordeaux.[4]

Schools

The suburb currently has only one school, Bordeaux Primary. The other, Greenhills Primary School, was closed down (year TBC) owing to dwindling young population in the area.

References

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