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forest+hill+gauteng Latitude and Longitude:

26°15′14″S 28°02′17″E / 26.254°S 28.038°E / -26.254; 28.038
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Forest Hill
Forest Hill is located in Gauteng
Forest Hill
Forest Hill
Forest Hill is located in South Africa
Forest Hill
Forest Hill
Coordinates: 26°15′14″S 28°02′17″E / 26.254°S 28.038°E / -26.254; 28.038
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1903
Area
 • Total0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total5,744
 • Density7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 •  Black African69.2%
 •  Coloured10.8%
 •  Indian/ Asian3.5%
 •  White15.7%
 • Other0.8%
First languages (2011)
 •  English27.1%
 •  Zulu17.4%
 •  Afrikaans10.7%
 •  Xhosa10.1%
 • Other34.7%
Time zone UTC+2 ( SAST)
Postal code (street)
2190

Forest Hill is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

It was surveyed in 1897 and the suburb was proclaimed in 1903 developed by Leslie John Elderkin and the suburb name originates after the red gum trees in the area. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Forest Hill". Census 2011.
  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.

forest+hill+gauteng Latitude and Longitude:

26°15′14″S 28°02′17″E / 26.254°S 28.038°E / -26.254; 28.038
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Forest Hill
Forest Hill is located in Gauteng
Forest Hill
Forest Hill
Forest Hill is located in South Africa
Forest Hill
Forest Hill
Coordinates: 26°15′14″S 28°02′17″E / 26.254°S 28.038°E / -26.254; 28.038
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1903
Area
 • Total0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total5,744
 • Density7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 •  Black African69.2%
 •  Coloured10.8%
 •  Indian/ Asian3.5%
 •  White15.7%
 • Other0.8%
First languages (2011)
 •  English27.1%
 •  Zulu17.4%
 •  Afrikaans10.7%
 •  Xhosa10.1%
 • Other34.7%
Time zone UTC+2 ( SAST)
Postal code (street)
2190

Forest Hill is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

It was surveyed in 1897 and the suburb was proclaimed in 1903 developed by Leslie John Elderkin and the suburb name originates after the red gum trees in the area. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Forest Hill". Census 2011.
  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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