Region 9 (Johannesburg)
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Region 9 was an administrative district from 2000 to 2006 in the city of Johannesburg
, South Africa
, situated in the south-eastern corner of Johannesburg
. To the north it met the Inner City along the Mining Belt and the M2
. To the east and south, it formed the boundary of Johannesburg. Its neighbours to the west were Region 10
(the Diepkloof/Meadowlands region of Soweto
) and Region 11
(Ennerdale/Orange Farm). Its south-eastern position means that it shared boundaries with the neighbouring municipal areas of Germiston and Alberton. The region was abolished with a reorganistion of regions in 2006.
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, situated in the south-eastern corner of Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
. To the north it met the Inner City along the Mining Belt and the M2
M2 (Johannesburg)
The M2 is a major highway in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is named the Francois Oberholzer Freeway. It runs just to the South of the Central Business District eastwards where it connects with the N3 . The north-south M1 intersects with the M2 just to the east of the CBD....
. To the east and south, it formed the boundary of Johannesburg. Its neighbours to the west were Region 10
Region 10 (Johannesburg)
Region 10 was an administrative district from 2000 to 2006 in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. It included most of Soweto. Soweto is a composite name, standing for South-Western Townships. So even this eastern region of it lay not to the south of central Johannesburg, but south of Florida...
(the Diepkloof/Meadowlands region of Soweto
Soweto
Soweto is a lower-class-populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships...
) and Region 11
Region 11 (Johannesburg)
Region 11 was an administrative district in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, from 2000 to 2006. On a map, Region 11 appeared to hang down from the borders of the two Soweto regions and Johannesburg South. It was about 40 km south of the Inner City...
(Ennerdale/Orange Farm). Its south-eastern position means that it shared boundaries with the neighbouring municipal areas of Germiston and Alberton. The region was abolished with a reorganistion of regions in 2006.