Parkmore is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Parkmore | |
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  Parkmore  Parkmore | |
| Coordinates: 26°6′0″S 28°2′31″E / 26.10000°S 28.04194°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Sandton |
| Established | 1907 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,455 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 27.3% |
| • Coloured | 2.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 8.2% |
| • White | 60.3% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 69.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.4% |
| • Zulu | 4.7% |
| • Tswana | 3.4% |
| • Other | 16.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2196 |
History
editIt was established as a suburb in 1907 and takes its name from two farms, Hurl Park and Benmore Farm.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Parkmore". Census 2011.
- ^ 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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