Turffontein is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Turffontein | |
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![]() Turffontein Racecourse | |
Coordinates: 26°14′41″S 28°02′23″E / 26.2446°S 28.0397°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Johannesburg |
Established | 1886 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 15,887 |
• Density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 82.4% |
• Coloured | 5.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 2.0% |
• White | 8.7% |
• Other | 1.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 22.1% |
• English | 17.5% |
• Xhosa | 15.0% |
• Southern Ndebele | 7.3% |
• Other | 38.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2190 |
PO box | 2140 |
History
editPrior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein.[2] It became a suburb on 27 September 1886.[2]
Sports
editIt is home to Turffontein Racecourse, established in 1887 by the Johannesburg Turf Club.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Turffontein". Census 2011.
- ^ a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.