Greenside, Gauteng

Greenside
Greenside
Greenside
Greenside

 Greenside shown within Gauteng

Coordinates: 26°09′25″S 28°00′50″E / 26.157°S 28.014°E / -26.157; 28.014Coordinates: 26°09′25″S 28°00′50″E / 26.157°S 28.014°E / -26.157; 28.014
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Area[1]
 • Total 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 4,889
 • Density 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 22.0%
 • Coloured 2.8%
 • Indian/Asian 17.1%
 • White 54.6%
 • Other 3.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 68.9%
 • Afrikaans 12.7%
 • Zulu 3.8%
 • Tswana 2.2%
 • Other 12.3%
Postal code (street) 2193
PO box 2034

Greenside is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Greenside was initially a farm founded by the Geldenhuys brothers. Greenside's name is considered to be Scottish in origin, and refers to the adjacent Parkview Golf Course.

Greenside has recently become a restaurant centre with about a dozen high-end restaurants, giving it a similar atmosphere to Parkhurst, Norwood and Melville. Greenside High School (Top Public School in Gauteng 2007) is situated in the suburb.

Greenside borders on the suburbs Emmarentia, Parkview, Parkhurst and Victory Park.

Most of the roads in Greenside were named after golf courses or professional golfers. Leitch Road was named after the Scottish golfer Charlotte Cecilia Pitcairn Leitch. Quimet Street is named after the America golfer Francis Ouimet - how the confusion arose between the O and the Q is not known - suffice to say that it causes never-ending confusion as to the pronunciation of the street name (should it be pronounced in the French or American style), and for people seeking to locate the street.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Greenside". Census 2011.
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