Lombardy East Explained

Lombardy East
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.1146°N 28.121°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
Subdivision Name4:Johannesburg
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.96
Population Total:13406
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:88.37%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:1.5%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:2.38%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:7.26%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.49%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:14.72%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:5.7%
Demographics2 Title3:Zulu
Demographics2 Info3:19.14%
Demographics2 Title4:Sotho
Demographics2 Info4:17.9%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:42.94%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2090
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Lombardy East . Census 2011.
  2. Book: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Jonathan Ball Publishers . Raper, Peter E. . Moller, Lucie A. . du Plessis, Theodorus L. . 2014 . 1412 . 9781868425501.
  3. Book: Musiker, Naomi. A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Musiker. Reuben. Francolin. 2000. 1868590712. Cape Town.