Albertskroon

Albertskroon
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Coordinates: 26°09′40″S27°58′26″E / 26.16111°S 27.97389°E / -26.16111; 27.97389
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1896
Area [1]
• Total	0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	943
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	32.3%
•  Coloured	3.3%
•  Indian/Asian	7.0%
•  White	40.6%
• Other	16.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  Afrikaans	33.9%
•  English	29.7%
•  Zulu	6.8%
•  Tswana	4.7%
• Other	24.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2195

Albertskroon is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 4.

History

The suburb is named after the previous landowner and descendants of Hendrick Abraham Alberts. ^[2] The word Kroon in its name refers to a crown of a hill. ^[2] The land is situated on the portion of an old Witwatersrand farm called Waterval around 1896. ^[2]

References

1. "Sub Place Albertskroon". Census 2011.
2. Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN   9781868425501.