Morningside | |
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Coordinates: 26°04′42″S 28°03′45″E / 26.0782°S 28.0625°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Sandton |
Established | 1950 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 15,723 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 28.6% |
• Coloured | 2.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 18.1% |
• White | 48.2% |
• Other | 2.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 65.9% |
• Afrikaans | 5.7% |
• Zulu | 4.3% |
• Tswana | 2.4% |
• Other | 21.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2196 |
PO box | 2057 |
Morningside is a commercial and residential suburb of Johannesburg in Sandton, South Africa, located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. As a part of the former Sandton municipality, it constitutes many affluent residential areas as well as small and medium business enterprises, clinics, schools, hotels and shopping centres.