Tulisa Park

Tulisa Park
Tulisa Park
 Tulisa Park shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Tulisa Park
Tulisa Park
Tulisa Park (South Africa)
Tulisa Park
Tulisa Park (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°14′56″S 28°06′00″E / 26.249°S 28.100°E / -26.249; 28.100Coordinates: 26°14′56″S 28°06′00″E / 26.249°S 28.100°E / -26.249; 28.100
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established 1952
Area[1]
 • Total 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,737
 • Density 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 39.5%
 • Coloured 6.8%
 • Indian/Asian 5.3%
 • White 48.0%
 • Other 0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 45.0%
 • Afrikaans 26.3%
 • Zulu 9.9%
 • Sotho 3.5%
 • Other 15.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2197

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

History

The suburb was established by mining group Gold Fields of South Africa on 24 December 1952.[2]

Economy

The area is the site of manufacturing facilities for heavy mining equipment including bottom dump off-highway trucks.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Tulisa Park". Census 2011.
  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.
  3. ↑ South African Mining, Coal, Gold & Base Minerals - Page l 1992 "Tulisa Park, yesterday and today: During the 1970s, the management of Hubert Davies recognised the need to establish a stockholding centre and spares depot near to the company's manufacturing works, and therefore purchased a 17-acre centre at Tulisa Park near Alberton. Today, this site contains the manufacturing facilities and the head office of Hubert Davies Equipment."


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