Newlands | |
|---|---|
  Newlands  Newlands | |
| Coordinates:26°10′19″S27°57′47″E / 26.172°S 27.963°E /-26.172; 27.963 | |
| 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 |
Newlands is asuburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. It is located in the province ofGauteng.
Prior to the discovery of gold on theWitwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms calledWaterval.[2]: 199 The suburb was established in 1897 by J.J.P. Ackermann.[2]: 199
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