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