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Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Kenilworth
Kenilworth is located in Gauteng
Kenilworth
Kenilworth
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Kenilworth is located in South Africa
Kenilworth
Kenilworth
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Coordinates: 26°14′46″S 28°02′56″E / 26.246°S 28.049°E / -26.246; 28.049
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1906
Area
 • Total0.89 km (0.34 sq mi)
Population
 • Total9,002
 • Density10,000/km (26,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African78.5%
 • Coloured7.1%
 • Indian/Asian2.6%
 • White11.1%
 • Other0.8%
First languages (2011)
 • English26.7%
 • Zulu17.2%
 • Xhosa11.2%
 • Afrikaans7.7%
 • Other37.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2190

Kenilworth is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb has Turffontein——to the: west. And Rosettenville——to the——east, with the Turffontein Racecourse on its northern boundary. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein. It became a suburb in 1906, with Turffontein and "Kenilworth part of Casey's Township."

References

  1. ^ "Sub Place Kenilworth". 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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