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.
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.