Hurlingham, Gauteng
Hurlingham | |
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![]() ![]() Hurlingham | |
Coordinates: 26°06′14″S 28°01′44″E / 26.104°S 28.029°ECoordinates: 26°06′14″S 28°01′44″E / 26.104°S 28.029°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Sandton |
Established | 1938 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,928 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 28.6% |
• Coloured | 2.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 5.4% |
• White | 62.4% |
• Other | 1.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 70.1% |
• Afrikaans | 7.2% |
• Zulu | 5.8% |
• Northern Sotho | 2.6% |
• Other | 14.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2196 |
PO box | 2070 |
Hurlingham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Hurlingham has traditionally been an upmarket residential suburb. This residential suburb is located just outside the Sandton central business district.[2] It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History[]
The land was proclaimed as a suburb on 25 May 1938 and is named after an English polo-field.[3] The land is situated on a portion of an old Witwatersrand farm called Zandfontein.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Hurlingham". Census 2011.
- ^ "Hurlingham - Seeff Properties."
- ^ a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
Categories:
- Johannesburg Region B
- Johannesburg stubs