Ivory Park | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -25.999°N 28.196°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | City of Johannesburg |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 9.21 |
Population Total: | 184383 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 98.8% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 0.2% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.8% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Northern Sotho |
Demographics2 Info1: | 23.3% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Tsonga |
Demographics2 Info2: | 22.5% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info3: | 21.4% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info4: | 7.4% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 25.4% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 1693 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 1689 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Ivory Park is a densely populated residential suburb of Midrand in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is located in Region A of the City of Johannesburg.
Ivory Park is occupied by more than 182 000 black people and is located in the town of Midrand in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It is situated adjacent to the township of Tembisa in the neighbouring City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and is usually but inaccurately treated as being part of it. Services in Ivory Park have improved since the early 1990s. It has five clinics, eight schools, a police station, two libraries and is served by the popular Voice of Tembisa FM community radio station.