Regents Park, Gauteng

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Regents Park
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Regents Park
Coordinates: 26°14′17″S28°04′08″E / 26.238°S 28.069°E / -26.238; 28.069 Coordinates: 26°14′17″S28°04′08″E / 26.238°S 28.069°E / -26.238; 28.069
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1904
Area
[1]
  Total0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total5,703
  Density6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 76.3%
   Coloured 7.8%
   Indian/Asian 2.7%
   White 12.6%
  Other0.7%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 29.2%
   Zulu 17.4%
   Xhosa 10.4%
   Afrikaans 6.9%
  Other36.0%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2197

Regents Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb is found north of The Hill. 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 Klipriviersberg. [2] It was established in 1904 and was named after Regent's Park London. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Regents Park". Census 2011.
  2. 1 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.