Sandringham, Gauteng

Sandringham
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Coordinates: 26°08′42.88″S 28°6′38.69″E / 26.1452444°S 28.1107472°E / -26.1452444; 28.1107472Coordinates: 26°08′42.88″S 28°6′38.69″E / 26.1452444°S 28.1107472°E / -26.1452444; 28.1107472
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1944
Area [1]
• Total	1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,557
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	23.5%
• Coloured	2.31%
• Indian/Asian	1.96%
• White	70.79%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	73.87%
• Afrikaans	7.68%
• Zulu	4.79%
• Sepedi	2.89%
• Other	10.77%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2192
PO box	2131

Sandringham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a suburb that lies close to Glenhazel and Sydenham. It is located in Region E 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 Rietfontein.^[2] It became a suburb on 26 July 1944 and became part of Johannesburg on 10 October 1944, named after Sandringham House in England.^[2]

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