Devon, South Africa

Devon
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Coordinates: 26.356389°S 28.785°E / -26.356389; 28.785
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
District	Sedibeng
Municipality	Lesedi
Area [1]
• Total	1.37 km^2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	347
• Density	250/km^2 (660/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	44.7%
• Coloured	2.3%
• Indian/Asian	8.9%
• White	42.4%
• Other	1.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	41.9%
• Zulu	26.2%
• English	11.6%
• S. Ndebele	7.0%
• Other	13.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	2260
Area code	017

Devon is a settlement in Sedibeng District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

History

Village some 18 km west of Leslie and 40 km east-south-east of Springs. Named after the home county in England of the surveyor who laid it out. Important for natural gas in the vicinity.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Devon". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 136.