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Alexandra | |
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  Alexandra  Alexandra  Alexandra | |
| Coordinates: 26°6.23′S 28°5.77′E / 26.10383°S 28.09617°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1912 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 179,624 |
| • Density | 26,000/km2 (67,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 26.3% |
| • Northern Sotho | 23.1% |
| • Tsonga | 11.3% |
| • Xhosa | 9.8% |
| • Other | 29.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2090 |
| PO box | 2014 |
Alexandra, informally abbreviated to Alex,[2] is a township in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and is located next to the wealthy suburb of Sandton. Alexandra is bounded by Wynberg on the west, Marlboro and Kelvin on the north, Kew, Lombardy West and Lombardy East on the south.[3] Alexandra is one of the poorest urban areas in the country.[4] Alexandra is situated on the banks of the Jukskei River. In addition to its original, reasonably well-built houses, it also has a large number (estimated at more than 20,000) of informal dwellings or "shacks" called imikhukhu.[5]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Alexandra". Census 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Alexandra Urban Renewal Projectwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Nkosi, Lindokuhle (23 October 2012). "South Africa: running with white people". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ Ludbrook, Kim (8 September 2014). "The Alexandra township trampoline club – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ Zuma, Buhle (25 July 2019). "Backyard not backward: Intentional living, the rise of imikhukhu and urban densification for dignity". phys.org. Retrieved 6 August 2023.