Turffontein

Turffontein
Turffontein Racecourse
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Location within Greater Johannesburg  Turffontein
Coordinates: 26°14′41″S 28°02′23″E / 26.2446°S 28.0397°E / -26.2446; 28.0397Coordinates: 26°14′41″S 28°02′23″E / 26.2446°S 28.0397°E / -26.2446; 28.0397
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Area
• Total	2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	15,887
• Density	6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	82.4%
• Coloured	5.7%
• Indian/Asian	2.0%
• White	8.7%
• Other	1.1%
First languages (2011)
• Zulu	22.1%
• English	17.5%
• Xhosa	15.0%
• Southern Ndebele	7.3%
• Other	38.1%
Postal code (street)	2190
PO box	2140

Turffontein is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F.

It is home to Turffontein Racecourse, established in 1887 by the Johannesburg Turf Club.