Highlands North, Gauteng
Highlands North | |
|---|---|
  Highlands North Location within Gauteng  Highlands North Location within South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 26°08′28″S 28°04′52″E / 26.141°S 28.081°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1903 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,914 |
| • Density | 2,440/km2 (6,330/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 40.9% |
| • Coloured | 2.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 5.6% |
| • White | 49.5% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 61.7% |
| • Zulu | 9.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.8% |
| • Tswana | 4.2% |
| • Other | 19.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2192 |
| PO box | 2037 |
Highlands North is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Johannesburg Region E. It is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Oaklands, Waverly, Glenhazel and Orchards.
History
[edit]The suburb was laid out in 1903.[2] Its name may originate either from the name of the land developer called the Highlands Township Syndicate and an alternative to another suburb called Highlands or just reflects a similar name to the other Scottish named suburbs that lie around it.[2]
It has historically been a centre for Johannesburg's Jewish community, who followed the "tenement trail" to the northeast from more central areas of the city.[3] In 1971, Jews made up 52.8% of the resident population.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Highlands North". Census 2011.
- 1 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.
- ↑ Tigay, Alan M., ed. *The Jewish Traveler: Hadassah Magazine's Guide to the World's Jewish Communities and Sights*. Jason Aronson, 1994. ISBN 9781461631507.
- ↑ Dubb, A. A.; Della Pergola, S. (1978). South African Jewish Population Study: Advance Report No. 9 – Geographical Distribution and Mobility (PDF) (Report). Division of Jewish Demography and Statistics, Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
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