Protea Glen Explained

Protea Glen
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.2804°N 27.8204°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:Soweto
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:13.12
Population Total:75634
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:99.0%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.6%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.2%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.1%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.2%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Zulu
Demographics2 Info1:34.3%
Demographics2 Title2:Sotho
Demographics2 Info2:15.8%
Demographics2 Title3:Tswana
Demographics2 Info3:10.7%
Demographics2 Title4:Tsonga
Demographics2 Info4:10.2%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:29.0%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:1818
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:1819
Area Code Type:Area code
Website:http://proteaglen.co.za/

Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents.[2]

The first shopping mall in the town, Protea Glen Mall, opened in October 2012.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Protea Glen . Census 2011.
  2. (5 June 2013). As the Black Middle Class Grows In S. Africa, So Does Need For Better Housing, Empower Magazine
  3. (2 October 2012). New Soweto mall, The Sowetan