Highlands North, Gauteng

Highlands North
Highlands North
 Highlands North shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Highlands North
Highlands North
Highlands North (South Africa)
Highlands North
Highlands North (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°08′28″S 28°04′52″E / 26.141°S 28.081°E / -26.141; 28.081Coordinates: 26°08′28″S 28°04′52″E / 26.141°S 28.081°E / -26.141; 28.081
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established 1903
Area[1]
 • Total 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 4,914
 • Density 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 40.9%
 • Coloured 2.2%
 • Indian/Asian 5.6%
 • White 49.5%
 • Other 1.9%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 61.7%
 • Zulu 9.5%
 • Afrikaans 4.8%
 • Tswana 4.2%
 • Other 19.7%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2192
PO box 2037

Highlands North is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Johannesburg Region E. It is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Oaklands, Waverly, Glenhazel and Orchards.

History

The suburb was laid out in 1903.[2] Its name may originate either from the name of the land developer called the Highlands Township Syndicate and an alternative to another suburb called Highlands or just reflects a similar name to the other Scottish named suburbs that lie around it.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Highlands North". Census 2011.
  2. 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.


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