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Glenhazel is a suburb of the Municipality of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E, bordering Fairmount, Sandringham, Lyndhurst and Percelia Estate. The area lies on a sloping hill with a park in the valley.

Glenhazel
Glenhazel Centre
Glenhazel
Glenhazel
Coordinates: 26°8′34″S 28°6′2″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1950
  Councillor(Democratic Alliance)
Area
  Total1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total2,991
  Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African23.2%
  Coloured0.5%
  Indian/Asian0.1%
  White75.3%
  Other0.9%
First languages (2011)
  English76.9%
  Zulu4.9%
  Tswana4.3%
  Northern Sotho3.6%
  Other10.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2192

History


The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Rietfontein and was established in 1950.[2]:121



Communities


Glenhazel is well known for being a suburb with a high ethnic concentration of Jewish people. A large number of synagogues, schools and Jewish seminaries are based in and around the Glenhazel area. Yeshiva College of South Africa is found in the suburb. Also to be found is the Glenhazel primary school, and the nearby Lyndhurst primary school.


References


  1. "Sub Place Glenhazel". Census 2011.
  2. Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.





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