Johannesburg City Parks is a Not-for-Gain company established under Section 21 of the South African Companies Act and wholly owned by the
City of Johannesburg.
It is tasked with the maintenance of burial grounds, parks, green areas and trees
around
Johannesburg.
Major Johannesburg Parks
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Johannesburg Botanical Garden
The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg, South Africa. The gardens grew out of a large rose garden that was established in 1964 (becoming known locally as the "Rose Garden") and subsequently expand ...
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Emmarentia
Emmarentia (which usually encompasses Emmarentia Ridge and Emmarentia Ext. 1) is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
History
Emmarentia lies on land that once made up the Braamfontein Farm, one of many large farms that make what is Johannesbu ...
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Delta Park,
Blairgowrie
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Huddle Park,
Linksfield
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The Wilds Municipal Nature Reserve
The Wilds is an inner city park and nature reserve in the suburb of Houghton, in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. The park consists of 16 hectares of indigenous vegetation on the sides of two rocky ''koppies'' or hills with views of the ci ...
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Houghton
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Golden Harvest,
Northwold
Northwold ("''North forest''") is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
It covers an area of and had a population of 1,070 in 448 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,085 at the 2011 Census.
For the purposes of ...
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Alberts Farm,
Albertskroon
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Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden,
Roodepoort
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Rietfontein Nature Reserve
Rietfontein is a town in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It functions as the Rietfontein Borderpost with Namibia during the day hours of 08:00-16:30, that gives access to and from south-east N ...
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Paulshof
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Melville Koppies Nature Reserve
Melville may refer to:
Places
Antarctica
*Cape Melville (South Shetland Islands)
*Melville Peak, King George Island
* Melville Glacier, Graham Land
*Melville Highlands, Laurie Island
* Melville Point, Marie Byrd Land
Australia
*Cape Melville, ...
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Melville
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Kloofendal Nature Reserve
Kloofendal Nature Reserve is a municipal nature reserve in Roodepoort, South Africa. It is one of the first nature reserves in Johannesburg. It is also recognized as the place where gold was first mined in Johannesburg. The old gold mine can be ...
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Roodepoort
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Pioneer Park/Wemmer Pan,
Rosettenville
Rosettenville is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the south of the city centre.
History
Rosettenville is named after Leo (or Levin) Rosettenstein, who surveyed the land and sold stands after gold was discovered on the Witwaters ...
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Thokoza Park
Thokoza, formerly Tokoza, is a township in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Thokoza is at the location of the now-defunct Palmietfontein Airport. It is situated south east of Alberton, adjacent to Katlehong. Thokoza was the first black township which was ...
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Soweto
See also
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Johannesburg
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Protected areas of South Africa
References
External links
Johannesburg City Parks
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