Sunninghill | |
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  Sunninghill  Sunninghill | |
| Coordinates:26°2′7″S28°3′55″E / 26.03528°S 28.06528°E /-26.03528; 28.06528 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Sandton |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 11,260 |
| • Density | 2,130/km2 (5,510/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 25.4% |
| • Coloured | 3.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 20.6% |
| • White | 49.0% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 69.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 10.6% |
| • Zulu | 3.6% |
| • Xhosa | 2.6% |
| • Other | 13.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2191 |
| PO box | 2157 |
Sunninghill is a commercial and residential suburb ofSandton inGauteng,South Africa. It is located in Region A of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. TheN1 freeway, which at this area is eight lanes across, forms its southern boundary with access atRivonia offramp. The K60 road runs through the centre of Sunninghill to assist in easing traffic. Sunninghill is bordered by the suburbs ofPaulshof,Kyalami andWoodmead.
The suburb comprises numerous townhouses, a living establishment commonly popular in new Johannesburg developments due to secured and often guarded boundaries and lower ownership cost than individual housing property. Many residents are skilled young adults working in financial, legal, culinary or consulting type industries.[2]
Sunninghill Hospital is a first-class hospital in Johannesburg, managed by the Netcare Group. Many large corporations have offices in Sunninghill, includingAcer,Eskom,PriceWaterhouseCoopers before moving to Waterfall,CA, Inc,AstraZeneca,RCI,Massmart, andUnisys.
Primary shopping centres in Sunninghill include Chilli Lane (with retailers includingWoolworths andPick 'n Pay Stores and aVirgin Active gym); The Core (offices and restaurant retailers); and Sunninghill Shopping Centre (speciality restaurants and retailersSpar and Woolworths). There is an older centre, The Square, with anchor tenants Checkers and Cash Converters, and various food outlets and retailers.
St Peter's College is a secondary co-educational private school situated adjacent toEskomMegawatt Park.
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