Springfield, Gauteng

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.

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Springfield
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Coordinates: 26°13′41″S 28°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 [1]
• Total	0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	31
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	83.9%
• White	16.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• 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
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Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein.^[2] Springfield became a suburb in 1906.^[2]

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