Illovo, Gauteng
Illovo | |
|---|---|
  Illovo Location within Gauteng  Illovo Location within South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 26°07′34″S 28°03′11″E / 26.126°S 28.053°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Sandton |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,533 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,170/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2023) | |
| • Black African | 30% |
| • Coloured | 3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 9% |
| • White | 56% |
| • Other | 2% |
| First languages (2023) | |
| • English | 69% |
| • Zulu | 7% |
| • Afrikaans | 6% |
| • Tswana | 2% |
| • Other | 8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2196[3] |
| PO box | 4150 |
Illovo is a suburb of Sandton, South Africa. It borders Hyde Park, Sandhurst, Inanda and Melrose. Illovo is sought after and home to many young professionals and creatives because of its close proximity to Sandton and Johannesburg business centres and apartment blocks. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
The suburb has historically been home to a significant Jewish minority, making up 33.7% of the population in 1971.[4] It remains home to a Chabad congregation.
During the apartheid era, it was classed as a "whites only" area under the terms of the Group Areas Act. Since the repeal of the Act in 1991, the resident-mix has become more cosmopolitan, albeit with white residents remaining the largest population group.
History
Illovo's name is derived from the Illovo River in KwaZulu-Natal, which in turn takes its name from the Mlovo (or Mlovu) trees growing on its banks.[5] In 1939, the notable architect Harold Le Roith built Dunkeld Mansions, a luxury apartment building on Hurlingham Rd.[6]
Sports
Wanderers Stadium is located in Illovo, which is home to the Highveld Lions, Johannesburg's cricket team.[7] Capacity at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium is around 34 000. Construction on the current stadium commenced in 1955 with the first 1st-class match played between Transvaal and Natal on 16, 17 and 19 November 1956.
Education
The University of Pretoria's business school, the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), is located in Illovo.[8] It has previously been ranked as the best business school in Africa. [9]
References
- 1 2 "Sub Place Illovo". Census 2011.
- 1 2 Statistics South Africa. (2023). *Census 2022 Small Area Layer (SAL)*. Census 2022 GIS Data Products. Pretoria: Stats SA. Available via the Census Dissemination Portal at https://census.statssa.gov.za
- ↑ "South African Postal Codes".
- ↑ Dubb, A. A.; Della Pergola, S. (1978). South African Jewish Population Study: Advance Report No. 9 – Geographical Distribution and Mobility (PDF) (Report). Division of Jewish Demography and Statistics, Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Jacobs, Lea. "Illovo is on the Rise". PrivateProperty.co.za. PrivateProperty. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ Dunkeld Mansions Artefacts. Retrieved on 3 February 2025
- ↑ "Illovo". illovo.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "Illovo Boulevard:: Accommodation". Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009. The Illovo Boulevard. Retrieved 29 September 2009
- ↑ "GIBS again ranked as Africa's preeminent MBA in the UK Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking". University of Pretoria. Retrieved 26 November 2017. 17 October 2017.
