Turf Club | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.248°N 28.032°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 |
Established Date: | 1923 |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.19 |
Population Total: | 1862 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 74.9% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 6.2% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 1.7% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 15.8% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.3% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | English |
Demographics2 Info1: | 22.1% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info2: | 19.9% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info3: | 13.8% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info4: | 12.5% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 31.8% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 2190 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Turf Club is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small suburb south of the Johannesburg CBD and located next to the suburb of Turffontein. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein.[2] It became a suburb in 1923 and its name originates from the nearby Turffontein Racecourse.[2]