Birdhaven
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Coordinates: 26°08′23″S 28°03′18″E / 26.13972°S 28.05500°E / -26.13972; 28.05500
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1949
Area [1]
• Total	1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	984
• Density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	29.9%
• Coloured	1.3%
• Indian/Asian	6.8%
• White	59.8%
• Other	2.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	65.7%
• Zulu	6.8%
• Tswana	6.0%
• Afrikaans	5.9%
• Other	15.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2196

Birdhaven is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is adjacent to the suburb of Melrose. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on parts of the old Witwatersrand farms called Syferfontein and Zandfontein.^[2] It would be proclaimed as suburb on 8 October 1949 and its name is derived from either the bird sanctuary next door or Jack Bird Barregar and the company Bird Investments.^[2]