Regents Park, Gauteng

Regents Park
Regents Park
 Regents Park shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Regents Park
Regents Park
Regents Park (South Africa)
Regents Park
Regents Park (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°14′17″S 28°04′08″E / 26.238°S 28.069°E / -26.238; 28.069Coordinates: 26°14′17″S 28°04′08″E / 26.238°S 28.069°E / -26.238; 28.069
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established 1904
Area[1]
 • Total 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 5,703
 • Density 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 76.3%
 • Coloured 7.8%
 • Indian/Asian 2.7%
 • White 12.6%
 • Other 0.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 29.2%
 • Zulu 17.4%
 • Xhosa 10.4%
 • Afrikaans 6.9%
 • Other 36.0%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2197

Regents Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb is found north of The Hill. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipriviersberg.[2] It was established in 1904 and was named after Regent's Park London.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Regents Park". 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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