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Benoni, South Africa
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Benoni is a town on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, some 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Johannesburg, within the City of Ekurhuleni municipality.[2][3]
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Benoni | |
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![]() The CBD of Benoni | |
Coordinates: 26°11′18″S 28°19′14″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
Established | 1881 |
Area | |
• Total | 175.55 km2 (67.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,645 m (5,397 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 158,777 |
• Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 45.2% |
• Coloured | 2.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 13.9% |
• White | 38.1% |
• Other | 0.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 53.89% |
• Afrikaans | 11% |
• Zulu | 17.1% |
• Northern Sotho | 5.3% |
• Other | 17.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1501 |
PO box | 1500 |
Area code | 011 |
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Benoni was also the setting for the MTV-inspired movie Crazy Monkey: Straight Outta Benoni, released internationally in 2005.[4]