Forest Hill, Gauteng

Forest Hill
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Coordinates: 26.254°S 28.038°E / -26.254; 28.038
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1903
Area [1]
• Total	0.78 km^2 (0.30 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	5,744
• Density	7,400/km^2 (19,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	69.2%
• Coloured	10.8%
• Indian/Asian	3.5%
• White	15.7%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	27.1%
• Zulu	17.4%
• Afrikaans	10.7%
• Xhosa	10.1%
• Other	34.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2190

Forest Hill is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

Forest Hill was surveyed in 1897 and the suburb was proclaimed in 1903 developed by Leslie John Elderkin and the suburb name originates after the red gum trees in the area.^[2]

References

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