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Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Southdale
Southdale is located in Gauteng
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Southdale is located in South Africa
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Coordinates: 26°14′24″S 28°01′19″E / 26.240°S 28.022°E / -26.240; 28.022
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1964
Area
 • Total0.38 km (0.15 sq mi)
Population
 • Total647
 • Density1,700/km (4,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African31.9%
 • Coloured9.1%
 • Indian/Asian21.5%
 • White27.8%
 • Other9.7%
First languages (2011)
 • English54.8%
 • Afrikaans13.5%
 • Zulu6.7%
 • Sotho4.0%
 • Other21.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2091
PO box
2135

Southdale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. 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 on 8 July 1964.

References

  1. ^ "Sub Place Southdale". 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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