Paarlshoop

Paarlshoop
Paarlshoop
Paarlshoop's location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°12′06″S 28°02′27″E / 26.20167°S 28.04083°E / -26.20167; 28.04083
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
CityJohannesburg
EstablishedOctober 5, 1938
Area
 • Total
1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,890
 • Density1,890/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Races
 • White5.6%
 • Asian7.7%
 • Cape Coloureds15.3%
 • Black70.5%
 • Other0.9%
Languages
 • English20.7%
 • Zulu16.1%
 • Afrikaans15.1%
 • Tswana13.9%
 • Other34.2%

Paarlshoop is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 4 km west of City Hall. It borders Langlaagte to the north and Homestead Park to the northeast. The name comes from the village of Paarlshoop, the oldest private township on the Witwatersrand.