Newlands is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in the province of Gauteng.

Newlands
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Coordinates: 26.172°S 27.963°E / -26.172; 27.963
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Randburg
Established	1897
Area [1]
• Total	1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	11,295
• Density	5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	39.4%
• Coloured	32.1%
• Indian/Asian	1.6%
• White	24.7%
• Other	2.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	36.7%
• English	27.8%
• Tswana	10.1%
• Zulu	7.5%
• Other	17.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2092
PO box	n/a
Area code	011

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Waterval.[2]^: 199 The suburb was established in 1897 by J.J.P. Ackermann.[2]^: 199

See also

• Newlands, a suburb of Cape Town
• Newlands, a suburb of Pretoria

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