Former Region 2 (Johannesburg)

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Former Administrative Regions (until 2006)
Region 1	Diepsloot, Kya Sand
Region 2	Midrand, Ivory Park
Region 3	Bryanston, Douglasdale, Fourways, Randburg, Sandton, Strijdompark, Sunninghill, Woodmead
Region 4	Emmarentia, Greenside, Melville, Northcliff, Rosebank, Parktown, Parktown North,
Region 5	Roodepoort, Constantia Kloof, Northgate
Region 6	Doornkop, Soweto, Dobsonville, Protea Glen
Region 7	Alexandra, Wynberg, Bruma
Region 8	Inner City
Region 9	Johannesburg South, City Deep, Aeroton, Southgate
Region 10	Meadowlands, Diepkloof
Region 11	Orange Farm, Ennerdale, Lenasia

Region 2 was an administrative district in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is known as the Midrand region. It bordered Region 3 (Sandton), Region 7 (Modderfontein), and Region 1 (Diepsloot). The region was abolished with a reoganistion of regions in 2006.^[1]

The development of Region 2 has traditionally centred around the N1, the main highway that links Johannesburg to Pretoria to the north. Housing in Region 2 is mostly formal with many affluent suburbs. Midrand has not had much significant development, so a lot of open space remains. Region 2 currently has a population of 200,000. While many people in Region 2 are wealthy, the vast majority of residents are poor: 36% earn no reported income at all.