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Lombardy East

Coordinates: 26°06′53″S 28°07′16″E / 26.1146°S 28.1210°E / -26.1146; 28.1210
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Lombardy East
Lombardy East is located in Gauteng
Lombardy East
Lombardy East
Lombardy East is located in South Africa
Lombardy East
Lombardy East
Coordinates: 26°06′53″S 28°07′16″E / 26.1146°S 28.1210°E / -26.1146; 28.1210
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Area
 • Total2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total13,406
 • Density4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African88.37%
 • Coloured1.5%
 • Indian/Asian2.38%
 • White7.26%
 • Other0.49%
First languages (2011)
 • English14.72%
 • Afrikaans5.7%
 • Zulu19.14%
 • Sotho17.9%
 • Other42.94%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2090

Lombardy East is a residential suburb of eastern Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

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Originally called the Lombardy Estate, it is named after Lombardy in Italy, a very fertile and productive region of Italy that the landowner M. A. Zoccola wanted to emulate.[2] Zoccola purchased the land in 1893 and consisted of 262 ha.[3]: 173 

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Lombardy East". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
  3. ^ Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.