Franklin Roosevelt Park
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Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Franklin Roosevelt Park | |
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Coordinates: 26°09′05″S 27°59′20″E / 26.15139°S 27.98889°E / -26.15139; 27.98889 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
City | Johannesburg |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 1.58 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,467 |
• Density | 2,194/km2 (5,682.4/sq mi) |
Races [1] | |
• White | 58.6% |
• Asian | 14.3% |
• Cape Coloured | 4.7% |
• Black | 20.7% |
• Other | 1.6% |
Languages [1] | |
• English | 65.5% |
• Afrikaans | 17.8% |
• Zulu | 3.7% |
• Tswana | 3.2% |
• Other | 9.9% |
Franklin Roosevelt Park is a north-western suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 8 km northwest of City Hall, north of Montgomery Park and southwest of Linden.
History
Franklin Roosevelt Park (commonly abbreviated to Roosevelt Park) was established on 3 March 1948 on Waterval Farm to house veterans of World War II.[2] It was named after American President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[2] The local English language high school is also named Roosevelt High School. Extension 1 was established on 31 October 1951.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Subplek Franklin Roosevelt Park". Census 2011.
- ^ a b c Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 5 For - Hun. Internet Archive. Cape Town : Nasou. 1972. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-625-00321-1.
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