Crown Gardens
Crown Gardens is located in Gauteng
Crown Gardens
Crown Gardens
Crown Gardens is located in South Africa
Crown Gardens
Crown Gardens
Coordinates: 26°15′04″S 28°00′20″E / 26.25111°S 28.00556°E / -26.25111; 28.00556
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1950
Area
  Total0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total4,110
  Density5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African25.4%
  Coloured16.9%
  Indian/Asian21.8%
  White28.9%
  Other7.0%
First languages (2011)
  English45.2%
  Afrikaans22.6%
  Zulu7.6%
  Sotho3.3%
  Other21.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2091

Crown Gardens is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on part of two old Witwatersrand farms called Ormonde and Vierfontein.[2] It was established on 2 March 1950 and takes its name from Crown Mines.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Crown Gardens". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
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