Halfway House Estate

Halfway House Estate
Halfway House Estate

 Halfway House Estate shown within Gauteng

Coordinates: 25°59′35″S 28°07′55″E / 25.993°S 28.132°E / -25.993; 28.132Coordinates: 25°59′35″S 28°07′55″E / 25.993°S 28.132°E / -25.993; 28.132
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Midrand
Area[1]
  Total 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 541
  Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 77.1%
  Coloured 6.7%
  Indian/Asian 4.8%
  White 10.2%
  Other 1.3%
First languages (2011)[1]
  English 26.6%
  Zulu 12.9%
  Northern Sotho 8.9%
  Tswana 8.1%
  Other 43.5%

Halfway House Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region A

Town some 27 km north of Johannesburg and 18 km north-west of Kempton Park. It was laid out in 1890 and called thus because it was the stop halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria for the Zeederberg coach service.[2]

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