Greymont

Greymont
Greymont
Greymont
Greymont

 Greymont shown within Gauteng

Coordinates: 26°09′47″S 27°57′50″E / 26.163°S 27.964°E / -26.163; 27.964Coordinates: 26°09′47″S 27°57′50″E / 26.163°S 27.964°E / -26.163; 27.964
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Randburg
Area[1]
  Total 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 2,180
  Density 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 25.7%
  Coloured 6.2%
  Indian/Asian 3.3%
  White 63.8%
  Other 0.9%
First languages (2011)[1]
  English 42.8%
  Afrikaans 35.7%
  Tswana 4.7%
  Zulu 4.3%
  Other 12.5%
Postal code (street) 2195
PO box 2035

Greymont is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Greymont is located quite close to both the University of Johannesburg as well as the University of the Witwatersrand, which means it has a rather large number of students living in this area. It is located in Region 4 of Johannesburg.

They have a vibrant and successful community initiative of revitalising the suburb. A variety of projects are active from clean-up projects to activities to bring them together, such as Yearly Spring Fairs and the Parkrun in the Alberts Farm Park.

Greymont even has a dedicated website showing their latest initiatives.

a street in Greymont, Johannesburg South Africa
A pond in Carel Venter Park

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