Newlands, Johannesburg
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
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Newlands is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in the province of Gauteng.
Newlands | |
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  Newlands Location within Gauteng  Newlands Location within South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 26.172°S 27.963°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1897 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 11,295 |
| • Density | 5,700/km2 (14,800/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 39.4% |
| • Coloured | 32.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.6% |
| • White | 24.7% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 36.7% |
| • English | 27.8% |
| • Tswana | 10.1% |
| • Zulu | 7.5% |
| • Other | 17.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2092 |
| PO box | n/a |
| Area code | 011 |
History
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Waterval.[2]: 199 The suburb was established in 1897 by J.J.P. Ackermann.[2]: 199
