Berea, Gauteng
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Berea is an inner city neighbourhood of Johannesburg, in the South African province of Gauteng. It is east and adjacent to the Johannesburg CBD. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
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Berea | |
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Coordinates: 26.185°S 28.053°E / -26.185; 28.053 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Johannesburg |
Established | 1893 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.01 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 42,801 |
• Density | 42,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 97.1% |
• Coloured | 0.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
• White | 0.7% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 32.9% |
• Southern Ndebele | 18.7% |
• English | 13.0% |
• Northern Sotho | 5.0% |
• Other | 30.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4001 |
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It is located in between Yeoville and Hillbrow to the east and west respectively. It is notorious for high levels of crime and population density. Barnato Park High School is located in the neighbourhood