Forest Town, Gauteng

Forest Town
Forest Town
Forest Town
Coordinates: 26°10′19″S 28°02′13″E / 26.172°S 28.037°E / -26.172; 28.037
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1908
Area
  Total
0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
1,072
  Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African29.4%
  Coloured1.2%
  Indian/Asian7.7%
  White58.8%
  Other2.9%
First languages (2011)
  English65.5%
  Afrikaans9.5%
  Zulu5.5%
  Tswana3.1%
  Other16.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2193

Forest Town, as the name implies, is a leafy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies between the busy thoroughfares of Jan Smuts Avenue and Oxford Road, and is bordered to one side by the Johannesburg Zoo.