Glenesk is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The suburb lies just north of Turffontein and is south of the CBD.

Glenesk
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Coordinates: 26.232°S 28.046°E / -26.232; 28.046
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1931
Area [1]
• Total	0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,030
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	49.7%
• Coloured	12.7%
• Indian/Asian	2.9%
• White	33.0%
• Other	1.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	34.3%
• English	27.5%
• Zulu	9.8%
• Xhosa	7.0%
• Other	21.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2190

History

The suburb was surveyed in 1928 and then proclaimed on 30 September 1931.[2] The name has a Scottish origin, named after Glenesk House in Scotland.[2]

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