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Berea, Gauteng
Berea | |
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| Coordinates: 26°11′06″S 28°03′11″E / 26.185°S 28.053°E / -26.185; 28.053Coordinates: 26°11′06″S 28°03′11″E / 26.185°S 28.053°E / -26.185; 28.053 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1893 |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 42,801 |
| • Density | 42,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) [1] | |
| • Black African |
97.1% |
| • Coloured |
0.9% |
| • Indian/Asian |
0.9% |
| • White |
0.7% |
| • Other |
0.4% |
First languages (2011) [1] | |
| • Zulu |
32.9% |
| • Southern Ndebele |
18.7% |
| • English |
13.0% |
| • Northern Sotho |
5.0% |
| • Other |
30.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) |
4001 |
Berea is a suburb of Johannesburg, in the South African province of Gauteng. It is east and adjacent to the Johannesburg CBD. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein.[2] It was established in 1893 and is named after Berea, Durban.[2]
Redevelopment
A small central section of Berea is Johannesburg's first residential city improvement district (CID). Since mid-2006 crime in Berea has dropped between 70 and 80 percent.
References
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