Lenasia
Lenz | |
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Coordinates: 26°19′1″S 27°49′40″E / 26.31694°S 27.82778°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Area | |
• Total | 20.28 km2 (7.83 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 89,714 |
• Density | 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 40.4% |
• Coloured | 2.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 55.9% |
• White | 0.2% |
• Other | 0.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 55.4% |
• Zulu | 8.8% |
• Tswana | 8.2% |
• Sotho | 6.4% |
• Other | 21.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1821 |
PO box | 1827 |
Area code | 011 |
Lenasia, also known as Lenz, is a suburb south of Soweto in the Gauteng province, South Africa, originally created to house Indians. It is part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Lenasia is approximately 35 kilometres southwest of the Johannesburg Central Business District.