Hurlingham, Gauteng

Hurlingham
Hurlingham
 Hurlingham shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Hurlingham
Hurlingham
Hurlingham (South Africa)
Hurlingham
Hurlingham (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°06′14″S 28°01′44″E / 26.104°S 28.029°E / -26.104; 28.029Coordinates: 26°06′14″S 28°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
Established 1938
Area[1]
 • Total 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,928
 • Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 28.6%
 • Coloured 2.0%
 • Indian/Asian 5.4%
 • White 62.4%
 • Other 1.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 70.1%
 • Afrikaans 7.2%
 • Zulu 5.8%
 • Northern Sotho 2.6%
 • Other 14.3%
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]

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.


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