Bezuidenhout Valley

Bezuidenhout Valley
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Location within Greater Johannesburg  Bezuidenhout Valley
Coordinates: 26°11′17″S 28°04′28″E / 26.18806°S 28.07444°E / -26.18806; 28.07444Coordinates: 26°11′17″S 28°04′28″E / 26.18806°S 28.07444°E / -26.18806; 28.07444
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Area
• Total	1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	9,252
• Density	5,200/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	64.07%
• Coloured	10.02%
• Indian/Asian	12.44%
• White	11.15%
• Other	2.31%
First languages (2011)
• English	45.59%
• Zulu	16.51%
• Afrikaans	5.85%
• Ndebele	3.58%
• Other	16.26%
Postal code (street)	2094

Bezuidenhout Valley is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The area lies to the east of the Johannesburg CBD and is surrounded by the suburbs of Kensington to the south and Observatory to the north. It is located in Region E. It is also known as Bez Valley.

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein. The farm Doornfontein was purchased in 1861 from B.P. Viljoen by Frederik Jacobus Bezuidenhout.