Observatory
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Coordinates: 26°10′34″S 28°04′55″E / 26.176°S 28.082°E / -26.176; 28.082
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Area [1]
• Total	0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	490
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	32.9%
• Coloured	1.8%
• Indian/Asian	4.3%
• White	60.6%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	71.0%
• Zulu	6.9%
• Afrikaans	3.9%
• Tswana	3.1%
• Other	15.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2198
PO box	2187

Observatory is a Suburb in Johannesburg's east and is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality; it borders the suburbs of Houghton Estate, Cyrildene, Linksfield, Bellevue, Bellevue East and Dewetshof.

History

It is named for the Union Observatory established in early 1903, sited on Observatory Ridge, the city's highest point. The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein.^[2] It was established in 1903.^[2]

It is a well-established suburb: Observatory Girls' Primary was founded in 1918, and Observatory Golf Course founded in 1912 is the oldest golf club in Johannesburg still operating from its original ground. The suburb housed the Yeshivah Gedolah of Johannesburg, until its relocation to Glenhazel.