Lindberg Park
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Coordinates: 26°15′11″S 28°01′55″E / 26.253°S 28.032°E / -26.253; 28.032
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Area [1]
• Total	0.22 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	1,156
• Density	5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	63.8%
•  Coloured	9.4%
•  Indian/ Asian	6.1%
•  White	20.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  English	29.7%
•  Zulu	19.2%
•  Afrikaans	15.8%
•  Xhosa	8.7%
• Other	26.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 ( SAST)

Lindberg Park 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. ^[2] It became a suburb on 20 May 1955. ^[2] Originally called Turf Club Extension it was eventually named after Albert Victor Lindberg a CNA bookstore director. ^[2]

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