Tulisa Park
Tulisa Park | |
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  Tulisa Park  Tulisa Park | |
| Coordinates: 26°14′56″S 28°06′00″E / 26.249°S 28.100°E / -26.249; 28.100 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1952 |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,737 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) [1] | |
| • Black African | 39.5% |
| • Coloured | 6.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 5.3% |
| • White | 48.0% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) [1] | |
| • English | 45.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 26.3% |
| • Zulu | 9.9% |
| • Sotho | 3.5% |
| • Other | 15.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Tulisa Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
The suburb was established by mining group Gold Fields of South Africa on 24 December 1952.[2]
Economy
The area is the site of manufacturing facilities for heavy mining equipment including bottom dump off-highway trucks.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Tulisa Park". Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
- ^ South African Mining, Coal, Gold & Base Minerals - Page l 1992 "Tulisa Park, yesterday and today: During the 1970s, the management of Hubert Davies recognised the need to establish a stockholding centre and spares depot near to the company's manufacturing works, and therefore purchased a 17-acre centre at Tulisa Park near Alberton. Today, this site contains the manufacturing facilities and the head office of Hubert Davies Equipment."
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