Springfield, Gauteng

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Springfield

| pushpin_map = South Africa Gauteng#South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|26.228|S|28.049|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Gauteng

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = City of Johannesburg

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| subdivision_name4 = Johannesburg

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1906

| leader_title = Councillor

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/798015147 |title = Sub Place Springfield |work=Census 2011}}

| area_total_km2 = 0.42

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 31

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Black African

| demographics1_info1 = 83.9%

| demographics1_title2 = Coloured

| demographics1_info2 =

| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian

| demographics1_info3 =

| demographics1_title4 = White

| demographics1_info4 = 16.1%

| demographics1_title5 = Other

| demographics1_info5 =

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Zulu

| demographics2_info1 = 61.3%

| demographics2_title2 = English

| demographics2_info2 = 16.1%

| demographics2_title3 = Swazi

| demographics2_info3 = 6.5%

| demographics2_title4 = Tsonga

| demographics2_info4 = 6.5%

| demographics2_title5 = Other

| demographics2_info5 = 9.7%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code = 2190

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code = 2137

| area_code_type = Area code

}}

Springfield is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small industrial suburb located south of the Johannesburg CBD, close to La Rochelle. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein.{{cite book | title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names | publisher=Jonathan Ball Publishers | author1=Raper, Peter E. | author2=Moller, Lucie A. | author3=du Plessis, Theodorus L. | year=2014 | pages=1412 | isbn=9781868425501}} Springfield became a suburb in 1906.

References

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Category:Johannesburg Region F

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