Crown Gardens

Crown Gardens
Crown Gardens
 Crown Gardens shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Crown Gardens
Crown Gardens
Crown Gardens (South Africa)
Crown Gardens
Crown Gardens (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°15′04″S 28°00′20″E / 26.25111°S 28.00556°E / -26.25111; 28.00556Coordinates: 26°15′04″S 28°00′20″E / 26.25111°S 28.00556°E / -26.25111; 28.00556
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established 1950
Area[1]
 • Total 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 4,110
 • Density 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 25.4%
 • Coloured 16.9%
 • Indian/Asian 21.8%
 • White 28.9%
 • Other 7.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 45.2%
 • Afrikaans 22.6%
 • Zulu 7.6%
 • Sotho 3.3%
 • Other 21.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2091

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

History

The suburb is situated on part of two old Witwatersrand farms called Ormonde and Vierfontein.[2] It was established on 2 March 1950 and takes its name from Crown Mines.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Crown Gardens". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 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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