Halfway House Estate

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Halfway House Estate
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Halfway House Estate
Coordinates: 25°59′35″S28°07′55″E / 25.993°S 28.132°E / -25.993; 28.132 Coordinates: 25°59′35″S28°07′55″E / 25.993°S 28.132°E / -25.993; 28.132
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Midrand
Area
[1]
  Total3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total541
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 77.1%
   Coloured 6.7%
   Indian/Asian 4.8%
   White 10.2%
  Other1.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 26.6%
   Zulu 12.9%
   Northern Sotho 8.9%
   Tswana 8.1%
  Other43.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Halfway House Estate is a suburb of Midrand, South Africa. It is located in Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Town some 27 km north of Johannesburg and 18 km north-west of Kempton Park. It was laid out in 1890 and called thus because it was the stop halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria for the Zeederberg coach service. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Halfway House Estate". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 195.