Sandown, Gauteng
Sandown is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, in Sandton. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Sandown is both a residential and commercial area[2] and is home to the offices of many major national and international corporations as well as the Johannesburg Stock Exchange[3] in the area known as Sandton Central. The Gautrain rapid rail system's Sandton Station is located in Sandown,[4] linking Sandton to O.R. Tambo International Airport,[5] Johannesburg Central and the Capital City, Pretoria.[6]
Sandown | |
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  Sandown  Sandown | |
| Coordinates: 26.098°S 28.060°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Sandton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,354 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 35.9% |
| • Coloured | 3.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 18.0% |
| • White | 39.8% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 62.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.0% |
| • Zulu | 5.0% |
| • Tswana | 3.2% |
| • Other | 24.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2196 |
| PO box | 2031 |
Sandown is named after the town of Sandown, on the Isle of Wight, UK.[7]
Demographics
According to the South African National Census of 2001, 55.7% of the population were White, 35.4% Black African, 7.1% Indian or Asian and 1.8% Coloured.
65.5% spoke English, 7.8% Zulu, 6.0% Tswana, 5.0% Northern Sotho, 3.1% Afrikaans, 2.4% Xhosa, 2.1% Sotho, 1.7% Venda, 1.7% Tsonga, 0.8% Southern Ndebele. 0.4% Swazi and 3.4% some other language as their first language.
References
- "Sub Place Sandown". Census 2011.
- "Sandown - Seeff Properties."
- "JSE Contact details"
- "Gautrain Sandton Station."
- "Gautrain O R Tambo Station."
- "Gautrain Johannesburg Park Station."
- "Final Draft, Sandton Urban Development Framework - A Brief History of Sandton". Sandton Central Management District. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
