Turffontein is a suburb of
Johannesburg ,
South Africa . 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 . It became a suburb on 27 September 1886.
Sports
It is home to Turffontein Racecourse , established in 1887 by the Johannesburg Turf Club.
References
^ "Sub Place Turffontein" . Census 2011 .^ Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501
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