Florida Hills

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Florida Hills
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Florida Hills
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Florida Hills
Coordinates: 26°09′36″S27°55′30″E / 26.160°S 27.925°E / -26.160; 27.925 Coordinates: 26°09′36″S27°55′30″E / 26.160°S 27.925°E / -26.160; 27.925
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Roodepoort
Area
[1]
  Total1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total1,925
  Density1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 16.6%
   Coloured 12.7%
   Indian/Asian 3.4%
   White 64.7%
  Other2.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 46.2%
   English 39.3%
   Tswana 4.5%
   Sotho 1.7%
  Other8.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1709
PO box
1716

Florida Hills is a suburb of Johannesburg in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It lies to the northwest of downtown Johannesburg and north of Soweto. It is a suburb of Roodepoort.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Florida Hills". Census 2011.