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Park Central, Gauteng

Coordinates: 26°13′05″S 28°02′17″E / 26.218°S 28.038°E / -26.218; 28.038
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Park Central
Park Central is located in Gauteng
Park Central
Park Central
Park Central is located in South Africa
Park Central
Park Central
Coordinates: 26°13′05″S 28°02′17″E / 26.218°S 28.038°E / -26.218; 28.038
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Established1955
Area
 • Total0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total84
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
 • Black African89.3%
 • Coloured10.7%
First languages (2001)
 • Northern Sotho28.6%
 • Zulu21.4%
 • Tswana17.9%
 • Xhosa10.7%
 • Other21.4%
Time zoneUTC+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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sub Place Park Central". Census 2001.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Harrison, Philip (2004). South Africa's Top Sites: Science. New Africa Books. p. 112. ISBN 9780864865632.