Benoni is a town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng, South Africa.[2][3]

Benoni
The CBD of Benoni
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Coordinates: 26°11′18″S 28°19′14″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	Ekurhuleni
Established	1881
Area [1]
• Total	175.55 km2 (67.78 sq mi)
Elevation	1,645 m (5,397 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	158,777
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	45.2%
• Coloured	2.1%
• Indian/Asian	13.9%
• White	38.1%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	53.89%
• Afrikaans	11%
• Zulu	17.1%
• Northern Sotho	5.3%
• Other	17.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1501
PO box	1500
Area code	011

Benoni was also the setting for the MTV-inspired movie Crazy Monkey: Straight Outta Benoni, released internationally in 2005.[4]

People from Benoni

• Urzila Carlson, New Zealand based comedian, from Benoni[5]
• R. Graham Cooks, chemist
• Charlene, Princess of Monaco, (née Charlene Wittstock), swimmer, and consort of Prince Albert II of Monaco
• Bryan Habana, former Springboks rugby player
• Philip Holiday, IBF World Champion Boxer
• Morris Kahn (born 1930), Israeli billionaire, founder and chairman of Aurec Group[6]
• Mildred Mangxola, singer and member of the Mahotella Queens
• Frith van der Merwe, schoolteacher at Benoni High and the most prolific female runner in the history of the Comrades Marathon[7]
• Pops Mohamed, jazz musician
• Genevieve Morton, top model
• Grace Mugabe, former First Lady of Zimbabwe[8]
• Bradley Player, cricketer
• Oliver Reginald Tambo, anti-apartheid politician
• Charlize Theron, Oscar-winning actress (Academy Awards: Best Actress Monster)
• Vic Toweel, former undisputed World bantamweight champion and South African boxing champion.
• Jill Trappler, visual artist
• Nibs van der Spuy, guitarist, singer, songwriter

References

External links

• AllRefer Encyclopedia – Benoni, South Africa

На других языках

[de] Benoni (Südafrika)

[ru] Бенони