Hillbrow
Hillbrow is an Inner City residential neighbourhood of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. 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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Ellis Park Stadium and Hillbrow Tower.
Hillbrow Tower
Tower
The Hillbrow Tower is a tall tower located in the suburb of Hillbrow in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Constitution Hill
The Constitution Hill precinct is the seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braamfontein and Inner City.
Hillbrow
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighbourhood of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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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”
- Hebrew: “הילברו”
- 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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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Berea and Doornfontein.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: New Apostolic Church and Christ Church.
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