Protea Glen

Protea Glen
Protea Glen
 Protea Glen shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Protea Glen
Protea Glen
Protea Glen (South Africa)
Protea Glen
Protea Glen (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°16′49″S 27°49′13″E / 26.2804°S 27.8204°E / -26.2804; 27.8204Coordinates: 26°16′49″S 27°49′13″E / 26.2804°S 27.8204°E / -26.2804; 27.8204
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Soweto
Area[1]
 • Total 13.12 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 75,634
 • Density 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 99.0%
 • Coloured 0.6%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 0.1%
 • Other 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Zulu 34.3%
 • Sotho 15.8%
 • Tswana 10.7%
 • Tsonga 10.2%
 • Other 29.0%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 1818
PO box 1819

Protea Glen is a mini-suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto.

The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents.[2]

The first shopping mall in the town, Protea Glen Mall, opened in October 2012.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Protea Glen". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ (5 June 2013). As the Black Middle Class Grows In S. Africa, So Does Need For Better Housing Archived 2014-02-19 at Archive.is, Empower Magazine
  3. ↑ (2 October 2012). New Soweto mall, The Sowetan


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