Rabie Ridge
Rabie Ridge is a township near Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and is located east of Midrand (adjacent to Tembisa). It is a township formed due to forced removals of the coloured community from Alexandra and is named after Jack Rabie.
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| Coordinates: 26.022°S 28.174°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Established | 1994 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 41,204 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 90.3% |
| • Coloured | 8.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 32.0% |
| • Zulu | 16.2% |
| • Tsonga | 9.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 8.9% |
| • Other | 33.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1632 |
| PO box | 1688 |
| Area code | 1685 |
Rabie Ridge has a vast majority of people living there which speak different South African languages like Afrikaans, isiZulu, Sesotho and others.
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