Highlands North is a suburb of

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...

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. It is located in

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. It is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Oaklands, Waverly, Glenhazel and

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History

The suburb was laid out in 1903. Its name may originate either from the name of the land developer called the ''Highlands Township Syndicate'' and an alternative to another suburb called

Highlands Highland is a broad term for areas of higher elevation, such as a mountain range or mountainous plateau. Highland, Highlands, or The Highlands, may also refer to: Places Africa * Highlands, Johannesburg, South Africa * Highlands, Harare, Zimbab ...

or just reflects a similar name to the other Scottish named suburbs that lie around it.

References

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