Waterval Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, is close to Randburg's centre.

Waterval Estate
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Coordinates: 26.1504°S 27.9791°E / -26.1504; 27.9791
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Randburg
Established	1903
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	21.0%
• Coloured	3.6%
• Indian/Asian	6.3%
• White	67.6%
• Other	1.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	50.8%
• Afrikaans	31.4%
• Zulu	4.5%
• Xhosa	2.9%
• Other	10.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Waterval.[2] It became a suburb in 1903 and takes its name from the original farm name.[2]

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