Newlands | |
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Coordinates: 26°10′19″S27°57′47″E / 26.172°S 27.963°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Randburg |
Established | 1897 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 11,295 |
• Density | 5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 39.4% |
• Coloured | 32.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.6% |
• White | 24.7% |
• Other | 2.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 36.7% |
• English | 27.8% |
• Tswana | 10.1% |
• Zulu | 7.5% |
• Other | 17.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2092 |
PO box | n/a |
Area code | 011 |
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