South Hills, Gauteng

South Hills is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Also known as Suidheuwels in Afrikaans, it is about 20 minutes drive from Johannesburg Central. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

South Hills Suidheuwels
South Hills South Hills
Coordinates: 26.249°S 28.079°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
District	Johannesburg
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1942
• Councillor	(DA)
Area [1]
• Total	1.20 km^2 (0.46 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	8,715
• Density	7,300/km^2 (19,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	51.0%
• Coloured	12.1%
• Indian/Asian	3.0%
• White	33.4%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	31.4%
• English	24.9%
• Zulu	13.5%
• Xhosa	7.2%
• Other	23.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2197
PO box	2136
Area code	011
Website	www.joburg.org.za

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipriviersberg.[2] It was originally called Welfare Park when it was established as a suburb on 23 September 1942.[2] It obtained its current name in 1962, found in hills in the south of Johannesburg.[2]

Geography

Communities

South Hills also consists of numerous old council houses.

Education

South Hills has four schools namely Montanus Primary School (formerly Suidrand Laerskool), Suidheuwels Laerskool, Crestview Primary school and Diversity High school (formerly J.G. Strijdom Hoerskool).

Infrastructure

Transportation

Municipal buses cover the main routes from South Hills into Johannesburg Central.

References

1. "Sub Place South Hills". Census 2011.
2. Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.