Cleveland is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Its now a light industrial suburb. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Cleveland
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Coordinates: 26°12′27″S 28°06′46″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1903
Area [1]
• Total	0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,341
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	97.39%
• Coloured	1.58%
• Indian/Asian	0.09%
• White	0.85%
• Other	0.04%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	54.10%
• Xhosa	9.93%
• Tsonga	5.98%
• Sotho	6.73%
• Other	23.26%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2094
PO box	2022

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein.[2] It was established in 1903 and was named after Cleveland, Ohio and the suburb was the location for storage of mining equipment by American firms.[2]

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