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Place in Gauteng, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Turf Club is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small suburb south of the Johannesburg CBD and located next to the suburb of Turffontein. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Turf Club | |
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Coordinates: 26.248°S 28.032°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Johannesburg |
Established | 1923 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,862 |
• Density | 9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 74.9% |
• Coloured | 6.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.7% |
• White | 15.8% |
• Other | 1.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 22.1% |
• Zulu | 19.9% |
• Afrikaans | 13.8% |
• Xhosa | 12.5% |
• Other | 31.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2190 |
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein.[2] It became a suburb in 1923 and its name originates from the nearby Turffontein Racecourse.[2]
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