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Rabie Ridge

Coordinates: 26°01′19″S 28°10′26″E / 26.022°S 28.174°E / -26.022; 28.174
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Rabie Ridge
Rabie Ridge is located in Gauteng
Rabie Ridge
Rabie Ridge
Rabie Ridge is located in South Africa
Rabie Ridge
Rabie Ridge
Coordinates: 26°01′19″S 28°10′26″E / 26.022°S 28.174°E / -26.022; 28.174
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Established1994
Area
 • Total
3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
41,204
 • Density12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African90.3%
 • Coloured8.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.1%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho32.0%
 • Zulu16.2%
 • Tsonga9.7%
 • Afrikaans8.9%
 • Other33.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1632
PO box
1688
Area code1685

Rabie Ridge is a township near Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and is located east of Midrand (adjacent to Tembisa). It is a township formed due to forced removals of the coloured community from Alexandra and is named after Jack Rabie.

Rabie Ridge has a vast majority of people living there which speak different South African languages like Afrikaans, isiZulu, Sesotho and others.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Rabie Ridge". Census 2011.