Sydenham, Johannesburg

26°09′11″S 28°05′31″E / 26.153°S 28.092°E / -26.153; 28.092CountrySouth AfricaProvinceGautengMunicipalityCity of JohannesburgMain PlaceJohannesburgEstablished1905Area • Total1.17 km² (0.45 sq mi)Population • Total3,368 • Density2,900/km² (7,500/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African29.3% • Coloured1.3% • Indian/Asian1.5% • White65.9% • Other2.0%First languages (2011) • English69.1% • Zulu6.9% • Northern Sotho5.3% • Afrikaans4.4% • Other14.3%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)

Sydenham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The suburb is surrounded by the area of Orchards, Orange Grove and other smaller suburbs.

History

The suburb was surveyed for housing in 1905.^[2]: 162 The suburb's name comes from the name of the farm which originated sometime before the mid-1890s.^[3]: 304 In 1910, Sydenham was still quite rural and on 26 February of that year, the land was used by Frenchman Albert Kimmerling to fly a Voisin biplane a few hundred yards and proved that aircraft could be flown at a high altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft).^[4]: 255

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