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.

Springfield
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Coordinates: 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

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.^[2] Springfield became a suburb in 1906.^[2]