Robertsham
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Coordinates: 26°14′47″S 28°0′37″E / 26.24639°S 28.01028°E / -26.24639; 28.01028
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1948
Area [1]
• Total	3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	6,727
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	17.3%
• Coloured	6.4%
• Indian/Asian	50.6%
• White	23.0%
• Other	2.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	72.8%
• Afrikaans	11.6%
• Zulu	3.3%
• Sotho	2.5%
• Other	9.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2091
PO box	2175

Robertsham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is situated in the city's southern suburbs just south of the CBD. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on an old Witwatersrand farm of Ormonde.^[2] It was purchased by Kalven Estates in 1948 and proclaimed on 14 April 1948 and would be named after the company's chairman Robert Shapiro.^[2] The word -ham, in the United Kingdom and Ireland is a suffix used in place names meaning farm or homestead.

Education

Sir John Adamson Secondary School is located in the area. Robertsham Primary School is located here. Theo Wassenaar Laerskool is a primary school. Alhuda Academy is an Islamic school.