Victory Park, Johannesburg Explained

Victory Park
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng
Pushpin Map Caption:Victory Park's location in Gauteng
Pushpin Label:Victory Park
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name1:Gauteng
Subdivision Name2:Johannesburg
Established Date:January 1919
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.50
Area Total Sq Mi:0.6
Population Total:2402
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:1601
Population Density Sq Mi:4146.6
Demographics Type1:Races
Demographics1 Title1:White
Demographics1 Info1:56.5%
Demographics1 Title2:Asian
Demographics1 Info2:12.5%
Demographics1 Title3:Cape Coloured
Demographics1 Info3:1.0%
Demographics1 Title4:Black
Demographics1 Info4:28.9%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.2%
Demographics Type2:Languages
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:68.3%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:7.5%
Demographics2 Title3:Zulu
Demographics2 Info3:5.9%
Demographics2 Title4:Tswana
Demographics2 Info4:5.0%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:13.4%

Victory Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 8 km northwest of City Hall.

Victory Park covers 1.6 km2, including several smallholdings and a pair of blocks that include the private Jewish high school in the King David Schools network and the Victory Park Hebrew Congregation building. To the north is Delta Park in Blairgowrie, to the northeast is Craighall Park, to the east is Parkhurst, to the southeast is Greenside, to the southwest is Emmarentia, and to the west is Linden. In the old municipal borders, Victory Park was part of Johannesburg and separated by Linden from Randburg.

Victory Park was founded on Braamfontein Farm in January 1919. The name was in honor of the Allied victory in World War I.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subplek Victory Park . Census 2011.