The Gardens, Johannesburg

The Gardens is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. A small northern suburb that is surrounded by Highlands North, Orchards, and Oaklands, it is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

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Coordinates: 26.147°S 28.076°E / -26.147; 28.076
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1902
Area [1]
• Total	0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,262
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	21.1%
• Coloured	2.1%
• Indian/Asian	4.8%
• White	66.4%
• Other	5.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	79.0%
• Afrikaans	5.6%
• Zulu	4.5%
• Tswana	2.0%
• Other	8.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	4019

History

The suburb was developed in 1902.^[2] In 1954, the political activist couple Michael Harmel and Ray Harmel, built a house in the suburb.Their home became a place of welcome and refuge for key political figures being pursued by the South African police, such as Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada, Bram Fischer and Sheila Weinberg and her family.^[3] A blue plaque adorns the exterior wall of the house, marking the significance of the previous occupants.^[4]