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Benrose

Coordinates: 26°12′39″S 28°4′54″E / 26.21083°S 28.08167°E / -26.21083; 28.08167
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Benrose
Benrose is located in Gauteng
Benrose
Benrose
Benrose is located in South Africa
Benrose
Benrose
Coordinates: 26°12′39″S 28°4′54″E / 26.21083°S 28.08167°E / -26.21083; 28.08167
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1952
Area
 • Total0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total23
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African21.74%
 • Indian/Asian13.04%
 • White65.22%
First languages (2011)
 • English73.91%
 • Afrikaans17.39%
 • Tswana8.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2094
PO box
2011

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.

History

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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]

References

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