Rabie Ridge

Rabie Ridge
Rabie Ridge
 Rabie Ridge shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Rabie Ridge
Rabie Ridge
Rabie Ridge (South Africa)
Rabie Ridge
Rabie Ridge (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°01′19″S 28°10′26″E / 26.022°S 28.174°E / -26.022; 28.174Coordinates: 26°01′19″S 28°10′26″E / 26.022°S 28.174°E / -26.022; 28.174
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Established 1994
Area[1]
  Total 3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 41,204
  Density 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 90.3%
  Coloured 8.8%
  Indian/Asian 0.2%
  White 0.1%
  Other 0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Northern Sotho 32.0%
  Zulu 16.2%
  Tsonga 9.7%
  Afrikaans 8.9%
  Other 33.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 1632
PO box 1688
Area code 1685

Rabie Ridge is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, around the Midrand area, it is a township formed due to forced removals of the coloured community from Alexandra. Rabie Ridge's suburb has a vast majority of people living there which speak different South African languages like Afrikaans, Isizulu, Sesotho and others.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Rabie Ridge". Census 2011.
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