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Place in Gauteng, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kew is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.[2] It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Kew | |
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Coordinates: 26°7′37″S 28°5′46″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Johannesburg |
Established | 1905 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 5,959 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 85.2% |
• Coloured | 2.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 6.5% |
• White | 6.0% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 27.0% |
• Zulu | 23.0% |
• Northern Sotho | 10.5% |
• Xhosa | 7.9% |
• Other | 31.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2090 |
It became a suburb in 1905 and is named after Kew Gardens in London.[3]
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