Isando
| Isando | |
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| Coordinates: 26°08′38″S 28°12′25″E / 26.144°S 28.207°ECoordinates: 26°08′38″S 28°12′25″E / 26.144°S 28.207°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
| Main Place | Kempton Park, Gauteng |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 13 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 69.2% |
| • White | 30.8% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Afrikaans | 45.5% |
| • Zulu | 18.2% |
| • Northern Sotho | 18.2% |
| • English | 9.1% |
| • Other | 9.1% |
| Postal code (street) | 1609 |
| PO box | 1600 |
| Area code | 010 |
Isando is a town in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
Industrial township south-west of Kempton Park, 22 km east of Johannesburg. It was laid out on the farm Witkoppie and proclaimed on 21 December 1949. The name is of Bantu origin and it is the Zulu name for a hammer.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Isando". Census 2011.
- ↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 223. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
Communities of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng | ||
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Seat: Germiston | ||
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| Suburbs of Kempton Park | ||
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