Highlands North, Gauteng

Highlands North
Highlands North is located in Gauteng
Highlands North
Highlands North
Location within Gauteng
Highlands North is located in South Africa
Highlands North
Highlands North
Location within South Africa
Coordinates: 26°08′28″S 28°04′52″E / 26.141°S 28.081°E / -26.141; 28.081
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1903
Area
 • Total
2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,914
 • Density2,440/km2 (6,330/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African40.9%
 • Coloured2.2%
 • Indian/Asian5.6%
 • White49.5%
 • Other1.9%
First languages (2011)
 • English61.7%
 • Zulu9.5%
 • Afrikaans4.8%
 • Tswana4.2%
 • Other19.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2192
PO box
2037

Highlands North is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Johannesburg Region E. It is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Oaklands, Waverly, Glenhazel and Orchards.

History

The suburb was laid out in 1903. Its name may originate either from the name of the land developer called the Highlands Township Syndicate and an alternative to another suburb called Highlands or just reflects a similar name to the other Scottish named suburbs that lie around it.

It has historically been a centre for Johannesburg's Jewish community, who followed the "tenement trail" to the northeast from more central areas of the city. In 1971, Jews made up 52.8% of the resident population.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Highlands North". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
  3. ↑ Tigay, Alan M., ed. *The Jewish Traveler: Hadassah Magazine's Guide to the World's Jewish Communities and Sights*. Jason Aronson, 1994. ISBN 9781461631507.
  4. ↑ Dubb, A. A.; Della Pergola, S. (1978). South African Jewish Population Study: Advance Report No. 9 – Geographical Distribution and Mobility (PDF) (Report). Division of Jewish Demography and Statistics, Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved 2 June 2026.