Morningside, Gauteng Explained

Morningside
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.0782°N 28.0625°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:Sandton
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1950
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.24
Population Total:15723
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:28.6%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:2.2%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:18.1%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:48.2%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:2.9%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:65.9%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:5.7%
Demographics2 Title3:Zulu
Demographics2 Info3:4.3%
Demographics2 Title4:Tswana
Demographics2 Info4:2.4%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:21.6%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2196
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:2057
Area Code Type:Area code

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.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Zandfontein.[2] It was established on 8 March 1950.[2] The suburb may be named for a suburb of the same name in southern Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Morningside . 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.