Benoni | |
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 The CBD of Benoni | |
  Benoni  Benoni  Benoni | |
| Coordinates: 26°11′18″S 28°19′14″E / 26.18833°S 28.32056°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
| Established | 1881 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 175.55 km2 (67.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,645 m (5,397 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 158,777 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 45.2% |
| • Coloured | 2.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 13.9% |
| • White | 38.1% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 53.89% |
| • Afrikaans | 11% |
| • Zulu | 17.1% |
| • Northern Sotho | 5.3% |
| • Other | 17.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1501 |
| PO box | 1500 |
| Area code | 011 |
Benoni is a town on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, some 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Johannesburg, within the City of Ekurhuleni municipality.[2][3]
Benoni was also the setting for the MTV-inspired movie Crazy Monkey: Straight Outta Benoni, released internationally in 2005.[4]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Benoni". Census 2011.
- ^ Cowley AM, Mathewson JE (1968). Benoni, son of my sorrow : the social, political and economic history of a South African gold mining town. Benoni, Gauteng. OCLC 923280265.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Bonner P, Nieftagodien N (2012). Ekurhuleni The Making of an Urban Region. Johannesburg, Gauteng: Wits University Press. ISBN 9781868145430. OCLC 912308844.
- ^ "Crazy Monkey Presents Straight Outta Benoni". IMDb.com. 1 August 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2010.