Sandton
Sign in to saveSandton is a financial, commercial and residential city, located in the northern part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Formerly an independent municipality, Sandton's name came from the combination of two of its suburbs, Sandown and Bryanston.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sandton
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gauteng
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- City of Johannesburg
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1906
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 143.54
- Settlement.population_total
- 222415
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Racial makeup (2011)
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 222415
- Area
- 143.54
- Elevation
- 1493
- Official website
- www.sandtoncentral.co.za
- Image
- SandtonGP-skyline.jpg
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- Sandton
- inception
- 1969-01-01
- postal code
- 2146
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Early settlers
- 1960s and 1970s
- 1980s and 1990s
- Role in 21st century Johannesburg
- Financial and business centre
- Tourism and retail hub
- Sandton Central Management District
- Geography
- Transport
- Gautrain
- Roads
- Education
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Sandton is a financial, commercial and residential city, located in the northern part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Formerly an independent municipality, Sandton's name came from the combination of two of its suburbs, Sandown and Bryanston.
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