Hurlingham, Gauteng

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Hurlingham
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Hurlingham
Coordinates: 26°06′14″S28°01′44″E / 26.104°S 28.029°E / -26.104; 28.029 Coordinates: 26°06′14″S28°01′44″E / 26.104°S 28.029°E / -26.104; 28.029
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Sandton
Established1938
Area
[1]
  Total2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total3,928
  Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 28.6%
   Coloured 2.0%
   Indian/Asian 5.4%
   White 62.4%
  Other1.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 70.1%
   Afrikaans 7.2%
   Zulu 5.8%
   Northern Sotho 2.6%
  Other14.3%
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Hurlingham". Census 2011.
  2. "Hurlingham - Seeff Properties."
  3. 1 2 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN   9781868425501.