Edenvale | |
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![]() Van Riebeeck Avenue, Edenvale CBD as seen from Greenstone Hill | |
Coordinates: 26°8′28″S 28°9′10″E / 26.14111°S 28.15278°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
Established | 1903 |
Area | |
• Total | 20.03 km2 (7.73 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 49,292 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 20.5% |
• Coloured | 2.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 8.7% |
• White | 66.1% |
• Other | 1.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 72.2% |
• Afrikaans | 11.6% |
• Greek | 4.5% |
• Zulu | 4.0% |
• Portuguese | 3.6% |
• Italian | 2.1% |
• Northern Sotho | 2.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1609 |
PO box | 1610 |
Area code | 011 |
Website | ekurhuleni.gov.za |
Edenvale is a small city on the East Rand in Gauteng, South Africa. The greater Edenvale area has an estimated population of 70,000, including Harmelia, Highway Gardens, Buurendal and Croydon. Edenvale is part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. It lies about halfway between the O.R. Tambo International Airport and the Johannesburg city centre and is located 12 km by road from Sandton and about 9 km from the closest Gautrain station.