Sandton

Sandton
Sandton is located in Gauteng
Sandton
Sandton
Sandton is located in South Africa
Sandton
Sandton
Sandton is located in Africa
Sandton
Sandton
Coordinates: 26°6.42′S 28°3.1′E / 26.10700°S 28.0517°E / -26.10700; 28.0517
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Established1906
Area
 • Total
143.54 km2 (55.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
222,415
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African34.7%
 • Coloured2.5%
 • Indian/Asian11.1%
 • White49.8%
 • Other1.9%
First languages (2011)
 • English63.9%
 • Afrikaans7.4%
 • Zulu6.3%
 • Northern Sotho3.2%
 • Other19.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2196
PO box
2146

Sandton is a financial, commercial and residential area, located in the northern part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Formerly an independent municipality, Sandton's name came from the combination of two of its suburbs, Sandown and Bryanston.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Sandton". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Raper, P. E. "Sandton". Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Retrieved 28 October 2013.