Hurst Hill, Gauteng
Hurst Hill | |
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A church in the area | |
Hurst Hill Hurst Hill's location in Gauteng | |
| Coordinates: 26°11′00″S 27°59′40″E / 26.18333°S 27.99444°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,321 |
| • Density | 1,327/km2 (9.611/sq mi) |
Hurst Hill is a small area, located to the west of Johannesburg, in Region B.[3] This small residential suburb, under Apartheid, was an Afrikaans working class area.[4] The demographic profile of this area has changed, with its proximity to University of Johannesburg, the immediate availability of multiple transport options, including Rea Vaya transport system has led to studentification.[5]
History
Hurst Hill was laid out on the elongated farm Middelfontein between the farms Braamfontein to the north and Langlaagte to the south. To the west, Middelfontein. The result is that the area has an irregular shape, and is bordered to the northwest by Westbury, to the north by Westdene, to the northeast by Helen Joseph Hospital, to the east by Rossmore and Brixton and to the south by Crosby, where the UJ Metropolitan Academy is located.[6]
Hurst Hill Water reservoir
Water outages have affected Johannesburg residents[7] and the Hursthill Water reservoir[8] and the commando system is frequently in the news for water interruptions or low pressure.[9] A multi million renovation plan will address this.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Subplek Hurst Hill". Census 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
sr-2011was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ https://joburg.org.za/about_/regions/Pages/Region%20B%20-%20Northcliff%20Randurg/suburbs.aspx
- ^ Fourie, Johannes Jacobus; Stals, E. L. P. (1978). Afrikaners in die Goudstad [Afrikaners in the Golden City] (in Afrikaans). Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit. Pretoria: Hollandsch Afrikaansche Uitg. Mij. ISBN 978-0-7986-0308-9.
- ^ Gregory, James J.; Rogerson, Jayne M. (2019-12-31). "Housing in multiple occupation and studentification in Johannesburg". Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series (46): 85–102. doi:10.2478/bog-2019-0036. ISSN 2083-8298.
- ^ "UJ Academy". University of Johannesburg. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ Content, Print (2024-10-25). "Petition grows amidst water outage concerns in Hursthill 1 and 2 and Alexandra". Northcliff Melville Times. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ "Hursthill". Johannesburg Water. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ https://joburg.org.za/media_/Pages/Media/Media%20Statements/2021%20Media%20Statements/May/Hursthill-reservoir.aspx
- ^ "A look inside Johannesburg Water's R729 million renovation plan". Infrastructure news. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2025-04-10.