Paarlshoop

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Paarlshoop
Paarlshoop Paarlshoop's location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°12′06″S 28°02′27″E / 26.20167°S 28.04083°E / -26.20167; 28.04083
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
City	Johannesburg
Area [1]
• Total	1.00 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,890
• Density	1,890/km2 (4,895.1/sq mi)
Races [1]
• White	5.6%
• Asian	7.7%
• Cape Coloureds	15.3%
• Black	70.5%
• Other	0.9%
Languages [1]
• English	20.7%
• Zulu	16.1%
• Afrikaans	15.1%
• Tswana	13.9%
• Other	34.2%

Parlshoop is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 4 km west of City Hall. It borders Langlaagte to the north and Homestead Park to the northeast. The name comes from the village of Paarlshoop, the oldest private township on the Witwatersrand.