Fordsburg

Fordsburg
Fordsburg is located in Gauteng
Fordsburg
Fordsburg
Fordsburg is located in South Africa
Fordsburg
Fordsburg
Coordinates: 26°12′24″S 28°1′24″E / 26.20667°S 28.02333°E / -26.20667; 28.02333
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Area
 • Total0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,350
 • Density4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African46.2%
 • Coloured2.1%
 • Indian/Asian50.0%
 • White0.3%
 • Other1.4%
First languages (2011)
 • English43.6%
 • Zulu15.1%
 • Tswana5.0%
 • Xhosa4.5%
 • Other31.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2092
PO box
2033

Fordsburg is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Fordsburg is a residential suburb, although housing numerous shops and factories.

Today, Fordsburg is a major centre of Indian and Pakistani culture, with a large number of halal restaurants. The Oriental Plaza, located in Fordsburg, was created by the Apartheid government as a large shopping centre for Indian-owned shops, and is a major attraction in Fordsburg. The suburb was portrayed in the 2012 film Material, which highlighted some of the cultural, racial and religious issues still facing South Africa's post-apartheid society

From the earliest days of Johannesburg, the suburb housed a large Jewish community - with the Fordsburg/Mayfair Hebrew Congregation established in 1893 [1] - as well as associated institutions such as a Kosher butchery, chevra kadisha, welfare organisations and Bet midrash.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Fordsburg". Census 2011.
  2. ^ CHAPTER FOUR JEWS – REFORMERS, REBELS, OR JUST UITLANDERS?, accessed 23 June 2013