Houghton Estate

Houghton Estate
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Coordinates: 26°9′S 28°3′E / 26.150°S 28.050°E / -26.150; 28.050
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Government
• Type	City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
• Councillor	Marcelle Ravid (Ward 73), Sihlwele Myeki (Ward 67) (DA (Ward 73), ANC (Ward 67))
Area [1]
• Total	6.94 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	7,867
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	39.4%
• Coloured	2.0%
• Indian/Asian	22.4%
• White	34.3%
• Other	2.0%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	60.2%
• Zulu	8.0%
• Afrikaans	5.7%
• Northern Sotho	3.9%
• Other	22.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2198

Houghton Estate, often simply called Houghton, is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, north-east of the city centre.

It is best known for being the home of Nelson Mandela.