Benoni, South Africa
Benoni | |
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The CBD of Benoni | |
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| Coordinates: 26°11′18″S 28°19′14″E / 26.18833°S 28.32056°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
| Established | 1881 |
| Area | |
• Total | 175.55 km2 (67.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,645 m (5,397 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 158,777 |
| • Density | 904.45/km2 (2,342.5/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 45.2% |
| • Coloured | 2.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 13.9% |
| • White | 38.1% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 53.89% |
| • Afrikaans | 11% |
| • Zulu | 17.1% |
| • Northern Sotho | 5.3% |
| • Other | 17.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1501 |
| PO box | 1500 |
| Area code | 011 |
Benoni is a town on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, some 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Johannesburg, within the City of Ekurhuleni municipality.
Benoni was also the setting for the MTV-inspired movie Crazy Monkey: Straight Outta Benoni, released internationally in 2005.