Benrose

Benrose is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Slightly south of the Johannesburg CBD, it is next door to Jeppestown and Belgravia. It is light industry and commercial suburb. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Benrose
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Coordinates: 26°12′39″S 28°4′54″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1952
Area [1]
• Total	0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	23
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	21.74%
• Indian/Asian	13.04%
• White	65.22%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	73.91%
• Afrikaans	17.39%
• Tswana	8.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2094
PO box	2011

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein.^[2] The region of Benrose was named by the property developer Robert Horowitz, whose mother's name was Rose and who had been murdered during The Holocaust.^[2] It means "son of Rose" in Hebrew. The suburb was proclaimed in June 1952.^[2]