Eastern Suburbs
The eastern suburbs of Johannesburg are located in the city's 7th and 9th regions. The area is also functionally integrated with East Rand border towns outside of the official boundary of Johannesburg, such as Bedfordview and Edenvale (both part of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality). The major freeway in the area is the N3 eastern bypass freeway and the R24 freeway which connects Johannesburg to OR Tambo International Airport
The eastern suburbs are some of the oldest areas of Johannesburg, there are large communities of Jewish and other European backgrounds, the majority of the population is English speaking. There are three golf courses as well as a number of protected ridges with viewsites.
There are several well-developed and up-market entertainment and shopping areas in the east such as the Eastgate shopping centre and the Greenstone shopping centre.
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