Daveyton

Daveyton is a township in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng in South Africa. It borders Etwatwa to the north-east, Springs to the south and Benoni to the south-west. It is approximately 18 kilometres north-east of Benoni and 45 kilometers east of Johannesburg.

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Settlement.name: Daveyton
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gauteng
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ekurhuleni
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.elevation_m: 1627
Settlement.area_total_km2: 14.45
Settlement.population_total: 127967
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Racial makeup (2011)
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Black African

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Instance of: South African township
Country: South Africa
Located in: City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Area: 14.45
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Dialing code: 011

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inception: 1952-01-01
postal code: 1507

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== History == Daveyton was established in 1952, and named after William Albert Davey, the Mayor of Benoni from 1951 to 1953. Daveyton achieved municipal status in 1983.

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