Doornfontein

Doornfontein is an inner-city suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located to the east of the city centre. It is in Region F of the City of Jo…
Doornfontein is an inner-city suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located to the east of the city centre. It is in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. In the 1930s, it attracted many Jewish immigrants, becoming the main hub for the city's Jewish community. Black African residents, then a minority in the suburb, lived in slum-yards. Under the Slums Clearance Act 1934, the slum-yards were cleared and many residents were relocated to Orlando, Soweto. Since the late 1970s, Doornfontein and other inner-city suburbs of Johannesburg have underdone high levels of white flight to the city's northern suburbs.
  • Country: South Africa
  • Province: Gauteng
  • Municipality: City of Johannesburg
  • Main Place: Johannesburg
  • Time zone: UTC+2 (SAST)
  • Postal code (street): 2094
  • PO box: 2028

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