Albertskroon

Albertskroon
Albertskroon
 Albertskroon shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Albertskroon
Albertskroon
Albertskroon (South Africa)
Albertskroon
Albertskroon (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°09′40″S 27°58′26″E / 26.16111°S 27.97389°E / -26.16111; 27.97389Coordinates: 26°09′40″S 27°58′26″E / 26.16111°S 27.97389°E / -26.16111; 27.97389
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Randburg
Established 1896
Area[1]
 • Total 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 943
 • Density 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 32.3%
 • Coloured 3.3%
 • Indian/Asian 7.0%
 • White 40.6%
 • Other 16.8%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 33.9%
 • English 29.7%
 • Zulu 6.8%
 • Tswana 4.7%
 • Other 24.9%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2195

Albertskroon is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 4.

History

The suburb is named after the previous landowner and descendants of Hendrick Abraham Alberts.[2] The word Kroon in its name refers to a crown of a hill.[2] The land is situated on the portion of an old Witwatersrand farm called Waterval around 1896.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Albertskroon". 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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