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Auckland Park | |
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  Auckland Park  Auckland Park | |
| Coordinates:26°11′20″S28°00′32″E / 26.1890°S 28.0089°E /-26.1890; 28.0089 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1888 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,276 |
| • Density | 2,180/km2 (5,660/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 51.7% |
| • Coloured | 3.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 13.2% |
| • White | 29.9% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 41.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 17.4% |
| • Zulu | 9.5% |
| • Tswana | 7.2% |
| • Other | 24.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2092 |
| PO box | 2006 |
| Area code | 010 |
Auckland Park is asuburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. It lies on a gentle slope, and is in close proximity to the suburbs ofMelville,Brixton,Westdene andRichmond. Auckland Park is one of the few suburbs close to theJohannesburg city centre that has remained largely unaffected by the recent migration of Johannesburg residents to the city'snorthern suburbs.[2] Auckland Park is home to a mix of nationalities and cultures,[2] and the suburb is well known as the location of theSouth African Broadcasting Corporation headquarters.[3]
The suburb was laid out by John Landau in 1896, aNew Zealander who named the area due to the similarities he experienced between the region and the city ofAuckland, his native home.[4][5]: 177 It was established in 1888 after the land was purchased from Petrus Lindeque and was part of an oldWitwatersrand farm calledBraamfontein.[4] Landau would open the Auckland Park Hotel.[5]: 57
Street names in the area are named after places along the riverThames:Richmond,Twickenham,Ditton,Molesey andKingston, among others.[2] Some of the city of Johannesburg's first residents settled in Auckland Park, as the region was still considered to be "in the country" relative to the city centre.Victorian gentry who had made South Africa their home would have hadweekend homes in the area. The original site offered a boating lake, located whereThe Country Club Johannesburg is today, as well as a horse racing track, where theUniversity of Johannesburg (formerlyRAU) is.[2]
The Country Club Johannesburg, was built by the Auckland Park Real Estate Company on the grounds of the old hotel, opening on 22 December 1906 by Mayor W. Kidger Tucker with the lake fed by theBraamfontein Spruit.[5]: 57
Auckland Park is home to a number of academic institutions including theUniversity of Johannesburg and private schools such as theAuckland Park Academy of Excellence, The Johannesburg Bible College (Auckland Park Campus), Auckland Park Nursery School and Auckland Park Preparatory School. TheDeutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg is in Auckland Park.[6]
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