Ivory Park

Ivory Park
Ivory Park

 Ivory Park shown within Gauteng

Coordinates: 25°59′56″S 28°11′46″E / 25.999°S 28.196°E / -25.999; 28.196Coordinates: 25°59′56″S 28°11′46″E / 25.999°S 28.196°E / -25.999; 28.196
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Area[1]
  Total 9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 184,383
  Density 20,000/km2 (52,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 98.8%
  Coloured 0.2%
  Indian/Asian 0.1%
  White 0.1%
  Other 0.8%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Northern Sotho 23.3%
  Tsonga 22.5%
  Zulu 21.4%
  Xhosa 7.4%
  Other 25.4%
Postal code (street) 1693
PO box 1689

Ivory Park is a place found in the east of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Gauteng province. It is located in Region 2. Ivory Park is occupied by more than 100 000 black people and is close to Tembisa. Ivory Park has improved since the early 1990s. It has 5 clinics, 8 schools, a police station, 2 libraries and is served by the popular Voice of Tembisa FM community radio station.

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