Regents Park, Gauteng

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.

For other uses, see Regent's Park (disambiguation).

Regents Park
Regents Park is located in Gauteng
Regents Park
Regents Park
Regents Park is located in South Africa
Regents Park
Regents Park
Coordinates: 26.238°S 28.069°E / -26.238; 28.069
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1904
Area
[1]
 • Total0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total5,703
 • Density6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African76.3%
 • Coloured7.8%
 • Indian/Asian2.7%
 • White12.6%
 • Other0.7%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • English29.2%
 • Zulu17.4%
 • Xhosa10.4%
 • Afrikaans6.9%
 • Other36.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2197

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. "Sub Place Regents 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.
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