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Sandhurst, Gauteng

Coordinates: 26°6′45″S 28°2′24″E / 26.11250°S 28.04000°E / -26.11250; 28.04000
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Sandhurst
Sandhurst is located in Gauteng
Sandhurst
Sandhurst
Sandhurst is located in South Africa
Sandhurst
Sandhurst
Coordinates: 26°6′45″S 28°2′24″E / 26.11250°S 28.04000°E / -26.11250; 28.04000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceSandton
Area
 • Total2.45 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,471
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African39.3%
 • Coloured1.9%
 • Indian/Asian8.4%
 • White47.7%
 • Other2.7%
First languages (2011)
 • English57.9%
 • Zulu7.1%
 • Northern Sotho4.6%
 • Afrikaans4.5%
 • Other25.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2196

Sandhurst is an affluent[2] residential area in Sandton, in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. It is one of the wealthiest suburbs in the country and is home to some of the most impressive mansions on the African continent.[3] Part of the commercial centre of Sandton, known as Sandton ,entrales in Sandhurst.

A small few estates were built in the early 1900s, however the majority were built in the middle and early-latter parts of the century between 1940 and 1970. Many of these properties have diminished in area however due to subdivisions.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Sandhurst". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Sandhurst".
  3. ^ "Sandhurst Area Profile". www.hamiltons.co.za. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Sandhurst Area Profile". www.hamiltons.co.za. Retrieved 8 May 2024.