Houghton Estate, Johannesburg

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Houghton Estate, Johannesburg is an affluent, historically significant suburb best known as one of the primary residential areas of Nelson Mandela.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf residential area
suburb
associatedWith Nelson Mandela
South African political elite
characteristic affluent
historically significant
leafy
city Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg
country South Africa
demographicCharacteristic historically predominantly white under apartheid
governedBy City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
surface form: City of Johannesburg Council
hasAmenity golf courses
religious institutions
schools
hasSubdivision Upper Houghton
surface form: Lower Houghton

Upper Houghton
heritageStatus part of Upper Houghton declared a National Heritage Area
historicalUse elite residential suburb during apartheid era
housingType freestanding houses
luxury apartments
knownFor being one of the primary residential areas of Nelson Mandela
large properties
proximity to Johannesburg CBD
tree-lined streets
upmarket residences
locatedIn Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
near Killarney, Johannesburg
Norwood, Johannesburg
Rosebank, Johannesburg
Yeoville, Johannesburg
partOf City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
planningDesignation upmarket residential suburb
postalCodeType street postal code
postApartheidCharacteristic increasingly racially diverse
province Gauteng
region Northern suburbs of Johannesburg
roadAccess Louis Botha Avenue
M1 motorway (Johannesburg)
timezone Central Africa Time
surface form: South African Standard Time
typicalLandUse institutional
residential
urbanForm low-density suburb
UTCOffset +2

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Nelson Mandela residence Houghton Estate, Johannesburg