Magaliessig

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Magaliessig
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Magaliessig
Coordinates: 26°01′30″S28°01′08″E / 26.025°S 28.019°E / -26.025; 28.019
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Sandton
Area
[1]
  Total
2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
5,103
  Density2,130/km2 (5,510/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 21.9%
   Coloured 2.1%
   Indian/Asian 7.7%
   White 66.5%
  Other1.9%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 71.7%
   Afrikaans 10.0%
   Zulu 3.7%
   Tswana 2.3%
  Other12.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Magaliessig is a suburb of Sandton, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and it is part of Bryanston.

It is one of two suburbs, the other being Lone Hill, which piloted a waste recycling scheme initiated by Pikitup, the City's waste utility, and Mama She Waste Recyclers, an NGO, in 2006. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Magaliessig". Census 2011.
  2. Mntengwana, Tabisa (22 November 2006). "Pikitup kicks off recycling project". City of Johannesburg website. Johannesburg News Agency. Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007.