Douglasdale | |
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  Douglasdale  Douglasdale | |
| Coordinates:26°2′23″S27°59′41″E / 26.03972°S 27.99472°E /-26.03972; 27.99472 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Sandton |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.00 km2 (1.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 10,708 |
| • Density | 3,570/km2 (9,240/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 22.0% |
| • Coloured | 2.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 7.8% |
| • White | 66.3% |
| • Other | 1.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 74.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.6% |
| • Zulu | 3.7% |
| • Xhosa | 1.9% |
| • Other | 10.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2191 |
| PO box | 2165 |
Douglasdale is a residential suburb inSandton,Gauteng,South Africa. It is located between the suburbs ofFourways andBryanston. Often confused as a suburb of theFourways District. The eight laneN1 freeway (Western Bypass) forms its south eastern boundary. It is in Region C of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Douglasdale is built upon Douglasdale Farm, a largefarm that was started in 1905 by Thomas Douglas and his wife Janet Alexander who both immigrated to South Africa fromScotland in 1890.
They bought the farm on the KleinJukskei River in Johannesburg and named it the Douglasdale farm. The farmhouse is one of the oldest homes inSandton and was built in 1905. In 1930 the family started producing milk as a hobby and in 1940 they began to retail their milk producing over 240 bottles of milk a day, by hand. In the 1950s, Douglasdale milk was delivered by horse and cart and later by delivery men on bicycles.
Today the dairy produces 1.5% of the total countries daily milk production.
Douglasdale is home to many different Pre-primary, Primary and secondary schools
Pre-Primary
Primary
Secondary
The Douglasdale SAPSSouth African Police Service services the majority of theFourways District andBryanston, Gauteng area.
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