Isando

Isando is a town in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

Isando
Isando
Isando
Coordinates: 26.144°S 28.207°E / -26.144; 28.207
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityEkurhuleni
Main PlaceKempton Park, Gauteng
Established1949
Area
  Total6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total13
  Density2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African69.2%
  White30.8%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans45.5%
  Zulu18.2%
  Northern Sotho18.2%
  English9.1%
  Other9.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1609
PO box
1600
Area code010

History

Industrial township south-west of Kempton Park, 22 km east of Johannesburg. It was laid out on the farm Witkoppie and proclaimed on 21 December 1949.[2] The name is of Bantu origin and it is the Zulu name for a hammer.[2]

References

  1. "Sub Place Isando". Census 2011.
  2. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 223. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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