Glenesk Explained

See also: Five Glens of Angus and River South Esk.

Glenesk
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.232°N 28.046°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gauteng
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:City of Johannesburg
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Subdivision Name4:Johannesburg
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1931
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.65
Population Total:1030
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:49.7%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:12.7%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:2.9%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:33.0%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.7%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:34.3%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:27.5%
Demographics2 Title3:Zulu
Demographics2 Info3:9.8%
Demographics2 Title4:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info4:7.0%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:21.4%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2190
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Glenesk is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The suburb lies just north of Turffontein and is south of the CBD.

History

The suburb was surveyed in 1928 and then proclaimed on 30 September 1931.[2] The name has a Scottish origin, named after Glenesk House in Scotland.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Glenesk . Census 2011.
  2. Book: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Jonathan Ball Publishers . Raper, Peter E. . Moller, Lucie A. . du Plessis, Theodorus L. . 2014 . 1412 . 9781868425501.