Springfield | |
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  Springfield  Springfield | |
| Coordinates:26°13′41″S28°02′56″E / 26.228°S 28.049°E /-26.228; 28.049 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1906 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 31 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 83.9% |
| • White | 16.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 61.3% |
| • English | 16.1% |
| • Swazi | 6.5% |
| • Tsonga | 6.5% |
| • Other | 9.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2190 |
| PO box | 2137 |
Springfield is a suburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. It is a smallindustrial suburb located south of theJohannesburg CBD, close toLa Rochelle. It is located in Region F of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Prior to the discovery of gold on theWitwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms calledTurffontein.[2] Springfield became a suburb in 1906.[2]
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