Park Central, Gauteng

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Park Central
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Park Central
Coordinates: 26°13′05″S28°02′17″E / 26.218°S 28.038°E / -26.218; 28.038 Coordinates: 26°13′05″S28°02′17″E / 26.218°S 28.038°E / -26.218; 28.038
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Established1955
Area
[1]
  Total0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2001) [1]
  Total84
  Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
   Black African 89.3%
   Coloured 10.7%
First languages (2001)
   Northern Sotho 28.6%
   Zulu 21.4%
   Tswana 17.9%
   Xhosa 10.7%
  Other21.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2001

Park Central is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Turffontein. [2] Established on the old slime dumps of the Ferreira Gold Mine, it became a suburb in May 1955. [2] It was named after Central Park, New York, at one time was also waste ground. [2] Prior to its reclamation in 2009, the main mine dump was the location of the old Top Star Drive-In. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sub Place Park Central". Census 2001.
  2. 1 2 3 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN   9781868425501.
  3. Harrison, Philip (2004). South Africa's Top Sites: Science. New Africa Books. p. 112. ISBN   9780864865632.