Malanshof is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. An old Randburg municipal suburb, it is tucked between the suburbs of Fontainebleau and Strijdompark. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Malanshof | |
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  Malanshof  Malanshof | |
| Coordinates: 26°05′42″S 27°58′26″E / 26.095°S 27.974°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Randburg |
| Established | 1961 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,555 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 26.6% |
| • Coloured | 2.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 11.8% |
| • White | 58.1% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 56.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 22.8% |
| • Tsonga | 3.6% |
| • Northern Sotho | 2.8% |
| • Other | 14.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2194 |
History
The suburb was surveyed in 1961 and was originally named Raeburn before it changed and was named after South African prime minister D.F. Malan.