Park Central is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Park Central | |
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  Park Central  Park Central | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′05″S 28°02′17″E / 26.218°S 28.038°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Established | 1955 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 84 |
| • Density | 270/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% |
| • Other | 21.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2001 |
History
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sub Place Park Central". Census 2001.
- ^ a b c Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
- ^ Harrison, Philip (2004). South Africa's Top Sites: Science. New Africa Books. p. 112. ISBN 9780864865632.
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