Randburg

Randburg
Beverley Gardens, Randburg
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Location within Greater Johannesburg  Randburg
Coordinates: 26°5′37″S 28°0′23″E / 26.09361°S 28.00639°E / -26.09361; 28.00639Coordinates: 26°5′37″S 28°0′23″E / 26.09361°S 28.00639°E / -26.09361; 28.00639
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Area
• Total	167.98 km2 (64.86 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	337,053
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	36.8%
• Coloured	8.6%
• Indian/Asian	7.5%
• White	45.7%
• Other	1.5%
First languages (2011)
• English	52.0%
• Afrikaans	17.6%
• Zulu	6.6%
• Tswana	4.1%
• Other	19.6%
Postal code (street)	2194
PO box	2125
Area code	011

Randburg is an area located in the north west of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Formerly a separate municipality, its administration devolved to the newly created City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, along with neighbouring Sandton and Roodepoort, in the late 1990s. During the transitional period of 1996-2000, Randburg was part of the Northern Metropolitan Local Council (MLC).

Randburg was founded as a town in 1959, as the amalgamation of 32 suburbs, northwest of Johannesburg. Although economically linked to Johannesburg, residents chose to create their own town council. The name Randburg was chosen in a competition, and is derived from the South African Rand currency, which was introduced at around the same time that the new municipality was established in 1959. Randburg was a stronghold of the National Party during the apartheid era.

The resident demographic of Randburg tends to be more affluent than most of Johannesburg. The area was declared as a white area during the Apartheid era, but post-apartheid has attracted a varied population. It is still predominated by white English and Afrikaans suburban citizens.

The municipal area of Randburg contains numerous suburbs; many of these are residential. Some larger areas include:

A number of Johannesburg suburbs including Parkhurst, Parkwood, Emmarentia, Linden, Northcliff, and Greenside although erroneously included by Google Maps as part of Randburg have never been part of the area