Observatory, Gauteng

Observatory
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Location within Greater Johannesburg  Observatory
Coordinates: 26°10′34″S 28°04′55″E / 26.176°S 28.082°E / -26.176; 28.082Coordinates: 26°10′34″S 28°04′55″E / 26.176°S 28.082°E / -26.176; 28.082
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Area
• Total	0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	490
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	32.9%
• Coloured	1.8%
• Indian/Asian	4.3%
• White	60.6%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011)
• English	71.0%
• Zulu	6.9%
• Afrikaans	3.9%
• Tswana	3.1%
• Other	15.1%
Postal code (street)	7925
PO box	7935

Observatory is a Suburb in Johannesburg's east (Region F, the former Region 7); it borders the suburbs of Houghton Estate, Cyrildene, Linksfield, Bellevue, Bellevue East and Dewetshof. It is named for the Union Observatory established in the early 1900s (today's Johannesburg Observatory), sited on Observatory Ridge, the city's highest point. It is a well-established suburb: Observatory Girls' Primary was founded in 1918, and Observatory Golf Course (1912) is the oldest golf club in Johannesburg still operating from its original ground. The suburb also houses the Yeshivah Gedolah of Johannesburg.