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Turf Club, Gauteng

Turf Club
Turf Club is located in Gauteng
Turf Club
Turf Club
Turf Club is located in South Africa
Turf Club
Turf Club
Coordinates: 26°14′53″S 28°01′55″E / 26.248°S 28.032°E / -26.248; 28.032
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1923
Area
 • Total
0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,862
 • Density9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African74.9%
 • Coloured6.2%
 • Indian/Asian1.7%
 • White15.8%
 • Other1.3%
First languages (2011)
 • English22.1%
 • Zulu19.9%
 • Afrikaans13.8%
 • Xhosa12.5%
 • Other31.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2190

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.

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 in 1923 and its name originates from the nearby Turffontein Racecourse.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Turf Club". Census 2011.
  2. ^ a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.