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Former Region 3 (Johannesburg), Johannesburg — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Former Region 3 was Johannesburg's Sandton region, the northern-suburbs district that folded in the old town of Sandton.
About Former Region 3 (Johannesburg)
Where to stay in Former Region 3 (Johannesburg)
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Beds cluster in the north. Former Region 3 gathered the wealthier northern suburbs of Johannesburg around Sandton, and most travellers still base themselves in that old municipal core rather than the far edges of the former district. From there the reach runs outward toward Northcliff in the west and Alexandra just across the boundary.
Choose here for a polished, business-leaning base within the former Sandton region.
About Former Region 3 (Johannesburg)
What are the main landmarks in Former Region 3 (Johannesburg)?
Sandton defined this district. The formerly independent municipality of Sandton sat at the heart of Former Region 3, giving the northern suburbs of Johannesburg their commercial anchor and their name. Around it the region reached toward Northcliff and Roodepoort in the west, Midrand and Diepsloot in the north, and Alexandra along its eastern seam.
Those bordering names still mark how the district was drawn.
What is the history of Former Region 3 (Johannesburg)?
The lines came in 2000. Former Region 3 was drawn that year as one administrative slice of the City of Johannesburg, and it swallowed the once-independent municipality of Sandton along with a spread of northern suburbs. Also called the Sandton region, it lasted six years.
A 2006 reshuffle of Johannesburg's regions abolished it and redrew the map that had briefly given Sandton its own numbered district.
Where is Former Region 3 (Johannesburg)?
Former Region 3 covered the northern suburbs of Johannesburg around Sandton, bordering Midrand and Diepsloot in the north, Roodepoort and Northcliff in the west, and Alexandra to the east.
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Updated July 2026