Hurlingham, Gauteng

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Hurlingham
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Coordinates: 26.104°S 28.029°E / -26.104; 28.029
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Sandton
Established	1938
Area [1]
• Total	2.76 km^2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	3,928
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	28.6%
• Coloured	2.0%
• Indian/Asian	5.4%
• White	62.4%
• Other	1.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	70.1%
• Afrikaans	7.2%
• Zulu	5.8%
• Northern Sotho	2.6%
• Other	14.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2196
PO box	2070

Hurlingham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Hurlingham has traditionally been an upmarket residential suburb. This residential suburb is located just outside the Sandton central business district.^[2] It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The land was proclaimed as a suburb on 25 May 1938 and is named after an English polo-field.^[3] The land is situated on a portion of an old Witwatersrand farm called Zandfontein.^[3]

References

1. "Sub Place Hurlingham". Census 2011.
2. "Hurlingham - Seeff Properties."
3. Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.