Greenside, Gauteng

Greenside
Greenside  Greenside shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg Greenside
Coordinates:
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	{{#property:P571}}
Area
• Total	2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,889
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	22.0%
• Coloured	2.8%
• Indian/Asian	17.1%
• White	54.6%
• Other	3.5%
First languages (2011)
• English	68.9%
• Afrikaans	12.7%
• Zulu	3.8%
• Tswana	2.2%
• Other	12.3%
Postal code (street)	2193
PO box	2034

Greenside is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Greenside was initially a farm founded by the Geldenhuys brothers. Greenside's name is considered to be Scottish in origin, and refers to the adjacent Parkview Golf Course.

Greenside has recently become a restaurant centre with about a dozen high-end restaurants, giving it a similar atmosphere to Parkhurst, Norwood and Melville. Greenside High School (Top Public School in Gauteng 2007) is situated in the suburb.

Greenside borders on the suburbs Emmarentia, Parkview, Parkhurst and Victory Park.

Most of the roads in Greenside were named after golf courses or professional golfers. Leitch Road was named after the Scottish golfer Charlotte Cecilia Pitcairn Leitch. Quimet Street is named after the America golfer Francis Ouimet - how the confusion arose between the O and the Q is not known - suffice to say that it causes never-ending confusion as to the pronunciation of the street name (should it be pronounced in the French or American style), and for people seeking to locate the street.

External links

• Greenside Residents Association
• Greenside High School website
• Suburbs of Johannesburg on south-african-hotels.com
• Scottish placenames in Johannesburg, South Africa
• The Emmarentia Residents' Association
• Emmarentia Greenside Security Association