Lindberg Park
Lindberg Park is located in Gauteng
Lindberg Park
Lindberg Park
Lindberg Park is located in South Africa
Lindberg Park
Lindberg Park
Coordinates: 26°15′11″S 28°01′55″E / 26.253°S 28.032°E / -26.253; 28.032
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Area
  Total0.22 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,156
  Density5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African63.8%
  Coloured9.4%
  Indian/Asian6.1%
  White20.7%
First languages (2011)
  English29.7%
  Zulu19.2%
  Afrikaans15.8%
  Xhosa8.7%
  Other26.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Lindberg Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

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 on 20 May 1955.[2] Originally called Turf Club Extension it was eventually named after Albert Victor Lindberg a CNA bookstore director.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Lindberg Park". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 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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