Eldorado Park, Gauteng

Eldorado Park is a suburb of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It lies on the southern boundary of Soweto and prior to 1994, was a Coloured township during Apartheid.

Eldorado Park
Eldorado Park is located in Gauteng
Eldorado Park
Eldorado Park
Eldorado Park is located in South Africa
Eldorado Park
Eldorado Park
Coordinates: 26°17′20″S 27°53′46″E / 26.289°S 27.896°E / -26.289; 27.896
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceSoweto
Established1965
Area
 • Total9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total65,698
 • Density7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African12.37%
 • Coloured85.06%
 • Indian/Asian1.13%
 • White0.18%
 • Other1.26%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans56.9%
 • English35.7%
 • Zulu1.6%
 • Northern Sotho1.6%
 • Setswana1.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1811
PO box
1813

History

edit

In 1965, the land was declared an area for the exclusive settlement of the Coloured South Africans under the Group Areas Act.[2]: 111  It became part of Johannesburg in 1970.[2]: 111  On 26 August 2020, local resident Nathaniel Julies was fatally shot by members of the South African Police Service.

Notable people

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Eldorado Park". Census 2011.
  2. ^ a b Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.