Morningside, Gauteng
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Morningside | |
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Coordinates: 26°04′42″S 28°03′45″E / 26.0782°S 28.0625°ECoordinates: 26°04′42″S 28°03′45″E / 26.0782°S 28.0625°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Sandton |
Established | 1950 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 15,723 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 28.6% |
• Coloured | 2.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 18.1% |
• White | 48.2% |
• Other | 2.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 65.9% |
• Afrikaans | 5.7% |
• Zulu | 4.3% |
• Tswana | 2.4% |
• Other | 21.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2196 |
PO box | 2057 |
Morningside is a commercial and residential suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. As a part of the former Sandton municipality, it constitutes many affluent residential areas as well as small and medium business enterprises, clinics, schools, hotels and shopping centres.
History
The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Zandfontein.[2] It was established on 8 March 1950.[2] The suburb may be named for a suburb of the same name in southern Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Morningside". Census 2011.
- ^ a b 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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