Lombardy East

Lombardy East is a residential suburb of eastern Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Lombardy East
Lombardy East is located in Gauteng
Lombardy East
Lombardy East
Lombardy East is located in South Africa
Lombardy East
Lombardy East
Coordinates: 26.1146°S 28.1210°E / -26.1146; 28.1210
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Area
  Total2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total13,406
  Density4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African88.37%
  Coloured1.5%
  Indian/Asian2.38%
  White7.26%
  Other0.49%
First languages (2011)
  English14.72%
  Afrikaans5.7%
  Zulu19.14%
  Sotho17.9%
  Other42.94%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2090

History

Originally called the Lombardy Estate, it is named after Lombardy in Italy, a very fertile and productive region of Italy that the landowner M. A. Zoccola wanted to emulate.[2] Zoccola purchased the land in 1893 and consisted of 262 ha.[3]:173

References

  1. "Sub Place Lombardy East". 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. Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.
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