Gauteng
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
City of Johannesburg

Hillbrow

Hillbrow is an residential neighbourhood of , , . It is characterized by a high population density and has experienced issues associated with municipal disinvestment, including elevated levels of unemployment, poverty, prostitution, and crime.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ellis Park Stadium and Hillbrow Tower.

Stadium
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is a rugby union and association football stadium in , , South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's national team, the Springboks.

Tower
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The is a tall located in the suburb of Hillbrow in , South Africa. At 269 m, it was the tallest tower in for 50 years, until it was surpassed in 2021 by the 393.8 m in Egypt's New Administrative Capital…

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The precinct is the seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. It is located in , near the western end of the suburb of Hillbrow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braamfontein and Inner City.

Suburb
is a central suburb of , in , seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations such as Liberty Holdings Limited, JD Group, Sappi, and Bidvest Bank and Hollard.

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The encompasses the central districts of , including the tourist areas of Braamfontein, Maboneng, Newtown and Fordsburg.

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is a large metropolis and 's largest city. Once regarded as South Africa's crime capital in the turbulent nineties, the city has shaken off that reputation led by its youthful exuberant population and a growing black middle class, not to mention the omnipresent soundtrack of Amapiano and house music.

Hillbrow

Latitude
-26.18806° or 26° 11′ 17″ south
Longitude
28.04833° or 28° 2′ 54″ east
Elevation
1,790 metres (5,873 feet)
Open location code
5G5CR26X+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262706997
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
996515
Wiki­data ID
Q3132723
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Hillbrow” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Hillbrow”
  • Asturian: “Hillbrow”
  • Chinese: “希尔布罗”
  • Chinese: “希爾布羅”
  • Dutch: “Hillbrow”
  • French: “Hillbrow”
  • German: “Hillbrow”
  • Hungarian: “Hillbrow”
  • Irish: “Hillbrow”
  • Japanese: “ヒルブロウ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hillbrow”
  • Norwegian: “Hillbrow”
  • Pedi: “Hillbrow”
  • Russian: “Хиллброу”
  • Urdu: “ہلبرو”

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