Spes Bona

Spes Bona
Spes Bona
	Spes Bona Location within Gauteng Spes Bona Location within South Africa
	Coordinates: 26°12′29″S 28°04′19″E / 26.208°S 28.072°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Established	1896
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2094

Spes Bona is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Doornfontein.^[1] The suburbs name is Latin for good hope and was established in 1896, named after the nearby Spes Bona Goldmine.^[1]

References

1 2 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.

[Dict01-1] 1 2 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.

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