Moodie Hill
Moodie Hill | |
|---|---|
  Moodie Hill Location within Gauteng  Moodie Hill Location within South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 26°05′06″S 28°02′28″E / 26.085°S 28.041°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Sandton |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 242 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 26.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 7.0% |
| • White | 66.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 71.9% |
| • Tswana | 5.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.7% |
| • Zulu | 3.3% |
| • Other | 15.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2057 |
Moodie Hill is a small affluent suburb consisting of four roads; Springhill Road, Springhill Close, Van Meurs Avenue and a small section of Coleraine Drive. It is situated in Johannesburg, Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Sandton. South Africa.
History
The suburb was originally a working farm before Sandton City began being built in the early 1970s. The original farmhouse is still standing albeit completely restored and renovated. Adjacent to the original plot is a stand which incorporates a house built by renowned Staatliches Bauhaus[2] student and architect Steffen Ahrends.[3]
Location
Situated between Riverclub, Benmore Gardens, Parkmore and Morningside, Gauteng. Moodie Hill is close to Lycée Jules Verne (South Africa), the Morningside Post Office and the River Club golf course.
Notable residents
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Moodie Hill". Census 2011.
- ↑ Ahrends, Steffen, artefacts.co.za
- ↑ Muriel Emmanuel: Contemporary Architects. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. ISBN 0-312-16635-4. NA 680-C625. p. 15-16
- ↑ Eddie Keizan: The Tale of a Motorsport Tiger, dailymaverick.co.za
