Protea Glen

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Protea Glen
Protea Glen is located in Gauteng
Protea Glen
Protea Glen
Protea Glen is located in South Africa
Protea Glen
Protea Glen
Coordinates: 26°16′49″S 27°49′13″E / 26.2804°S 27.8204°E / -26.2804; 27.8204
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceSoweto
Area
 • Total13.12 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total75,634
 • Density5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.0%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.1%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu34.3%
 • Sotho15.8%
 • Tswana10.7%
 • Tsonga10.2%
 • Other29.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1818
PO box
1819
Websitehttp://proteaglen.co.za/

Protea Glen is a township of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto.

The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents.[2]

The first shopping mall in the town, Protea Glen Mall, opened in October 2012.[3] and also there are many schools like Basa Tutorial Institute, Faranani Primary School, Protea Glen Secondary School and ACUDEO COLLEGE. 1,2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Protea Glen". Census 2011.
  2. ^ (5 June 2013). As the Black Middle Class Grows In S. Africa, So Does Need For Better Housing Archived 2014-02-19 at archive.today, Empower Magazine
  3. ^ (2 October 2012). New Soweto mall, The Sowetan