Ivory Park Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Ivory Park . Census 2011.