Florida, Gauteng

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Florida
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Coordinates: 26°10′30″S 27°55′23″E / 26.175°S 27.923°E / -26.175; 27.923
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Roodepoort
Established	1890
Area [1]
• Total	6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	20,082
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	35.9%
• Coloured	29.6%
• Indian/Asian	9.5%
• White	23.1%
• Other	1.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	48.1%
• Afrikaans	23.6%
• Zulu	8.2%
• Tswana	5.2%
• Other	14.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1709
PO box	1710
Area code	010

Florida is a location in Gauteng province, South Africa. It is located about 16 kilometres west of Johannesburg. The area which is referred to as Florida was originally established as the farm Vogelstruisfontein. Today, it is a suburb of Roodepoort.