Protea Glen

Protea Glen
Protea Glen

 Protea Glen shown within Gauteng

Coordinates: 26°16′49″S 27°49′13″E / 26.2804°S 27.8204°E / -26.2804; 27.8204Coordinates: 26°16′49″S 27°49′13″E / 26.2804°S 27.8204°E / -26.2804; 27.8204
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Soweto
Area[1]
  Total 13.12 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 75,634
  Density 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 99.0%
  Coloured 0.6%
  Indian/Asian 0.2%
  White 0.1%
  Other 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 34.3%
  Sotho 15.8%
  Tswana 10.7%
  Tsonga 10.2%
  Other 29.0%
Postal code (street) 1818
PO box 1819

Protea Glen is a suburb 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]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, May 18, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.