Parkmore

Parkmore
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Coordinates: 26°6′0″S28°2′31″E / 26.10000°S 28.04194°E / -26.10000; 28.04194
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Sandton
Established	1907
Area [1]
• Total	3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	6,455
• Density	2,080/km2 (5,390/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	27.3%
•  Coloured	2.1%
•  Indian/Asian	8.2%
•  White	60.3%
• Other	2.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  English	69.1%
•  Afrikaans	6.4%
•  Zulu	4.7%
•  Tswana	3.4%
• Other	16.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2196

Parkmore is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

It was established as a suburb in 1907 and takes its name from two farms, Hurl Park and Benmore Farm. ^[2]

References

1. "Sub Place Parkmore". 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.