Spes Bona
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Place in Gauteng, South AfricaTemplate:SHORTDESC:Place in Gauteng, South Africa
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| 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
[edit | edit source]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]
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