Lenasia
Lenasia
Lenz | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 26°19′1″S 27°49′40″E / 26.31694°S 27.82778°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.28 km2 (7.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 89,714 |
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 40.4% |
| • Coloured | 2.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 55.9% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 55.4% |
| • Zulu | 8.8% |
| • Tswana | 8.2% |
| • Sotho | 6.4% |
| • Other | 21.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1821 |
| PO box | 1827 |
| Area code | 011 |
Lenasia, also known as Lenz, is a suburb south of Soweto in the Gauteng province, South Africa, originally created to house Indians. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Lenasia is approximately 35 kilometres southwest of the Johannesburg Central Business District.