Claremont, Johannesburg

Claremont is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 9 km west-northwest of City Hall.

At its widest, the suburb covers 1.7 km from northwest to southeast, but only 600 m from northeast to southwest.

The Johannesburg suburb of Claremont was laid out by H. de V. Steytler in 1896 as part of the 106-ha plot No.

In 1906, the area was purchased by the African Land and Investment Company, and in 1944 it was annexed by the Johannesburg City Council.

Laerskool Claremont, on Charles Street, still operates as a parallel-medium (English and Afrikaans) school.