Sandton

Sandton
City
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Coordinates: 26°6.42′S 28°3.1′E / 26.10700°S 28.0517°E / -26.10700; 28.0517
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Established	1906
Area [1]
• Total	143.54 km2 (55.42 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	222,415
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	34.7%
• Coloured	2.5%
• Indian/Asian	11.1%
• White	49.8%
• Other	1.9%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	63.9%
• Afrikaans	7.4%
• Zulu	6.3%
• Northern Sotho	3.2%
• Other	19.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2196
PO box	2146

Sandton is a financial, commercial and residential area, located in the northern part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Formerly an independent municipality, Sandton's name came from the combination of two of its suburbs, Sandown and Bryanston.^[2]