Forest Hill is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Forest Hill | |
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| Coordinates: 26°15′14″S 28°02′17″E / 26.254°S 28.038°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1903 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,744 |
| • Density | 7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 69.2% |
| • Coloured | 10.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.5% |
| • White | 15.7% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 27.1% |
| • Zulu | 17.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 10.7% |
| • Xhosa | 10.1% |
| • Other | 34.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2190 |
History edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Forest Hill". Census 2011.
- ^ 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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