Gillview is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

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Coordinates: 26.264°S 28.026°E / -26.264; 28.026
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1963
Area [1]
• Total	0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,027
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	29.8%
• Coloured	20.9%
• Indian/Asian	24.2%
• White	24.1%
• Other	1.0%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	65.8%
• Afrikaans	6.4%
• Sotho	6.3%
• Zulu	5.9%
• Other	15.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2091

History

The suburb is situated on an old Witwatersrand farm of Turffontein.[2] It was proclaimed as a suburb on 27 November 1963 and is named after the lands developer, Gilbert 'Gill' Tunmer and view of the valley.[2]

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