Riviera, Gauteng

Riviera
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Location within Greater Johannesburg  Riviera
Coordinates: 26°9′23″S 28°2′26″E / 26.15639°S 28.04056°E / -26.15639; 28.04056Coordinates: 26°9′23″S 28°2′26″E / 26.15639°S 28.04056°E / -26.15639; 28.04056
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1903
Area
• Total	0.20 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,155
• Density	5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	35.8%
• Coloured	2.4%
• Indian/Asian	24.4%
• White	34.6%
• Other	2.7%
First languages (2011)
• English	62.6%
• Zulu	6.7%
• Xhosa	4.4%
• Tswana	4.2%
• Other	22.1%
Postal code (street)	7100

Riviera is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E.

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Braamfontein. It would be proclaimed as a suburb on 31 July 1903 as is named after the French or Italian Riviera.