Fontainebleau is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3.

Fontainebleau
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Coordinates: 26.1037°S 27.9766°E / -26.1037; 27.9766
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Randburg
Area [1]
• Total	1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,826
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	32.4%
• Coloured	2.1%
• Indian/Asian	4.9%
• White	59.9%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	45.1%
• Afrikaans	29.1%
• Zulu	5.8%
• Southern Ndebele	3.3%
• Other	16.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2194
PO box	2032

History

Named after the famous French palace called Fontainebleau by the surveyor of the suburb called W.H. Auret Pritchard after a visit to France.[2]

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