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Turffontein
Place in Gauteng, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Turffontein is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
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Turffontein | |
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![]() Turffontein Racecourse | |
Coordinates: 26.2446°S 28.0397°E / -26.2446; 28.0397 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Johannesburg |
Established | 1886 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 15,887 |
• Density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 82.4% |
• Coloured | 5.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 2.0% |
• White | 8.7% |
• Other | 1.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 22.1% |
• English | 17.5% |
• Xhosa | 15.0% |
• Southern Ndebele | 7.3% |
• Other | 38.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2190 |
PO box | 2140 |
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