Benrose | |
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  Benrose  Benrose | |
| Coordinates:26°12′39″S28°4′54″E / 26.21083°S 28.08167°E /-26.21083; 28.08167 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1952 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 23 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 21.74% |
| • Indian/Asian | 13.04% |
| • White | 65.22% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 73.91% |
| • Afrikaans | 17.39% |
| • Tswana | 8.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2094 |
| PO box | 2011 |
Benrose is asuburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. Slightly south of the Johannesburg CBD, it is next door toJeppestown andBelgravia. It is light industry and commercial suburb. It is located in Region F of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
The suburb is situated on part of an oldWitwatersrand farm calledDoornfontein.[2] The region of Benrose was named by the property developer Robert Horowitz, whose mother's name was Rose and who had been murdered duringThe Holocaust.[2] It means "son of Rose" in Hebrew. The suburb was proclaimed in June 1952.[2]
