Ferreirasdorp

Ferreirasdorp
Ferreirasdorp is located in Gauteng
Ferreirasdorp
Ferreirasdorp
Ferreirasdorp is located in South Africa
Ferreirasdorp
Ferreirasdorp
Coordinates: 26°12′29″S 28°01′59″E / 26.208°S 28.033°E / -26.208; 28.033
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1886
Area
 • Total0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total625
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African73.6%
 • Coloured3.4%
 • Indian/Asian20.5%
 • White2.2%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • English25.0%
 • Zulu17.1%
 • Tswana12.3%
 • Northern Sotho10.2%
 • Other35.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2001
PO box
2048

Ferreirasdorp (or Ferreirastown)[2] is an inner-city suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

First known as Ferreira's Camp (Afrikaans: Ferreiraskamp) and later Ferreira's Township, it is the oldest part of Johannesburg.[3][4] Sometimes referred to as the "cradle of Johannesburg", it is where the first gold diggings started, and where the first diggers initially settled.[5] The city grew around the mining camp in the Ferreirasdorp area,[6] and Johannesburg’s Main Street developed from a rough track where the present Albert Street led off towards Ferreira’s Camp.[7] The area, together with Marshalltown was previously home to a large concentration of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. As the community's economic position improved, they mostly migrated to more middle-class Jewish areas such as Doornfontein, Hillbrow and Yeoville.[8]

The suburb is named after Colonel Ignatius Ferreira, leader of the original group of diggers who settled in this area in 1886.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Ferreirasdorp". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Ferreirasdorp (Ferreirastown)". Newtown Heritage Trail. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ Melanie Yap (1996). Colour, Confusion and Concessions: The History of the Chinese in South Africa. Hong Kong University Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-962-209-424-6. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  4. ^ "Chinatown Precinct Plan" (PDF). City of Johannesburg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2013. The oldest part of Johannesburg was first known as Ferreira's Camp and later Ferreiradorp.
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  6. ^ "Birth of Our Traffic Jams". IOL.co.za. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
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  9. ^ "The city without water". City of Johannesburg. Retrieved 6 May 2013.