Talboton

Talboton
Talboton Talboton's location in Gauteng
Coordinates:26°08′40″S28°05′40″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
City	Johannesburg
Area
• Total	0.08 km2(0.03 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	440
• Density	5,500/km2(14,244.9/sq mi)
Races
• White	60.7%
• Asian	2.7%
• Cape Coloured	2.7%
• Black	33.6%
• Other	0.2%
Languages
• English	72.9%
• Zulu	8.1%
• Tswana	4.4%
• Xhosa	4.1%
• Other	10.6%

Talbotonis a suburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa,around 7 km northeast of City Hall.

It covers 0.08 km² across three blocks and a row of houses on Boundary Road. It bordersPercelia Estateto the north,Fairmountto the east,Raedene Estateto the south, andRouxvilleandHighlands Northto the west. Talboton was established as plot No. 139 ofKlipfontein Farmon November 22, 1944. The owner of the township, John Talbot Rowe, named it after himself.

Sources

• Raper, Peter Edmund (2004).New Dictionary of South African Place Names.Johannesburg/Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers.
• Stals, Prof. Dr. E.L.P (ed.) (1978).Afrikaners in die Goudstad, vol. 1: 1886 - 1924.Cape Town/Pretoria: HAUM.