Turf Club, Gauteng
Turf Club | |
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  Turf Club  Turf Club | |
| Coordinates: 26°14′53″S 28°01′55″E / 26.248°S 28.032°E / -26.248; 28.032 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1923 |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,862 |
| • Density | 9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) [1] | |
| • Black African | 74.9% |
| • Coloured | 6.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.7% |
| • White | 15.8% |
| • Other | 1.3% |
| First languages (2011) [1] | |
| • English | 22.1% |
| • Zulu | 19.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 13.8% |
| • Xhosa | 12.5% |
| • Other | 31.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2190 |
Turf Club is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small suburb south of the Johannesburg CBD and located next to the suburb of Turffontein. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
Prior 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 in 1923 and its name originates from the nearby Turffontein Racecourse.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Turf Club". 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.
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