Meadowlands, Gauteng
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| Meadowlands | |
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  Meadowlands Meadowlands shown within South Africa
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Location within Greater Johannesburg  Meadowlands | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′15″S 27°53′58″E / 26.22083°S 27.89944°ECoordinates: 26°13′15″S 27°53′58″E / 26.22083°S 27.89944°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 11.57 km2 (4.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 138,354 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001)[1] | |
| • Black African | 99.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| First languages (2001)[1] | |
| • Zulu | 32.7% |
| • Tswana | 27.0% |
| • Sotho | 10.5% |
| • Tsonga | 10.1% |
| • Other | 19.7% |
| Postal code (street) | 1852 |
| PO box | 1851 |
Meadowlands is a suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Meadowlands suburb was founded in the early 1950s during the apartheid era for black residents from Sophiatown.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Meadowlands". Census 2001.
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