Benoni
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Town in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa
Key facts
- Country
- South Africa
- Province
- Gauteng
- Municipality
- Ekurhuleni
- Total
- 175.55 km (67.78 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1,645 m (5,397 ft)
- Density
- 904.45/km (2,342.5/sq mi)
- Black african
- 45.2%
- Coloured
- 2.1%
- Indian asian
- 13.9%
- White
- 38.1%
- Other
- 0.8%
- English
- 53.89%
- Afrikaans
- 11%
- Zulu
- 17.1%
- Northern sotho
- 5.3%
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( SAST )
- Area code
- 011
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 158777
- Elevation
- 1645
- Official website
- www.benonisouthafrica.com
- Image
- Benoni CBD.jpg
- Dialing code
- 010
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- inception
- 1881-01-01
- Commons category
- Benoni
- postal code
- 1501
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Article
Benoni is a town on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, some 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Johannesburg, within the City of Ekurhuleni municipality.
Benoni was also the setting for the MTV-inspired movie Crazy Monkey: Straight Outta Benoni, released internationally in 2005.
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