Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Cresta | |
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Coordinates: 26°07′36″S 27°58′45″E / 26.12667°S 27.97917°E / -26.12667; 27.97917 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Randburg |
Area | |
• Total | 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,620 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 26.6% |
• Coloured | 3.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 8.7% |
• White | 60.9% |
• Other | 0.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 56.7% |
• Afrikaans | 26.1% |
• Zulu | 4.4% |
• Tswana | 2.2% |
• Other | 10.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2194 |
PO box | 2118 |
Cresta is a suburb of Randburg, South Africa, situated near the border of Johannesburg.
Although it is mostly a residential area, in the middle is Cresta Shopping Centre, for which the suburb of Cresta is most well-known.[2]
Cresta is close to the N1 highway, which passes nearby, as well as Beyers Naude Drive, both main roads to and from the CBD and the Greater Johannesburg area.[2]