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| Coordinates: 26°05′53″S 28°03′36″E / 26.098°S 28.060°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Sandton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,354 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 35.9% |
| • Coloured | 3.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 18.0% |
| • White | 39.8% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 62.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.0% |
| • Zulu | 5.0% |
| • Tswana | 3.2% |
| • Other | 24.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2196 |
| PO box | 2031 |
Sandown is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, in Sandton. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Sandown is both a residential and commercial area[2] and is home to the offices of many major national and international corporations as well as the Johannesburg Stock Exchange[3] in the area known as Sandton Central. The Gautrain rapid rail system's Sandton Station is located in Sandown,[4] linking Sandton to O.R. Tambo International Airport,[5] Johannesburg Central and the Capital City, Pretoria.[6]
Sandown is named after the town of Sandown, on the Isle of Wight, UK.[7]
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Sandown". Census 2011.
- ^ "Sandown - Seeff Properties."
- ^ "JSE Contact details"
- ^ "Gautrain Sandton Station."
- ^ "Gautrain O R Tambo Station."
- ^ "Gautrain Johannesburg Park Station."
- ^ "Final Draft, Sandton Urban Development Framework - A Brief History of Sandton". Sandton Central Management District. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.