Kensington, Gauteng
Kensington | |
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Kensington Kensington | |
| Coordinates: 26°11′36″S 28°6′22″E / 26.19333°S 28.10611°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1897 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.21 km2 (2.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,197 |
| • Density | 3,680/km2 (9,540/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 45.9% |
| • Coloured | 6.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 9.5% |
| • White | 37.0% |
| • Other | 1.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 59.6% |
| • Zulu | 11.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.7% |
| • Xhosa | 2.5% |
| • Other | 20.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2094 |
| PO box | 2101 |
Kensington is a hilly suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was established in 1897 by Max Langermann (after whom the thoroughfare Langermann Drive is named). It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and is bounded to the west by the suburb of Troyeville, to the east by Bedfordview and the north by Bruma and Cyrildene.