Nasrec
Nasrec Road next to Soccer City
Nasrec Road next to Soccer City
Nasrec is located in Gauteng
Nasrec
Nasrec
Nasrec is located in South Africa
Nasrec
Nasrec
Coordinates: 26°14′S 27°59′E / 26.24°S 27.98°E / -26.24; 27.98
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
5
 • Density 2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African 100.0%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Tswana 80.0%
 • Sotho 20.0%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Nasrec is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

The name "Nasrec" is an abbreviation for "National Agricultural, Sports and Recreation Events Centre", a 270h multi use exhibition site in the former mining region of Crown Mines and home of the Rand Show, an agricultural, industrial and commercial exhibition held annually.[2][3][4] Nasrec is the last station on its branch line of the Johannesburg Metro railway line and is home to the Johannesburg Soccer City (FNB Stadium) and Johannesburg Expo Centre.

South African lexicon

Within the South African lexicon the name of the suburb has become synonymous with the Expo Centre. The 54th National Conference of the African National Congress is also referred to by the name of the suburb as the conference was held at the Expo Centre.

See also

  • Rand Show
  • FNB Stadium
  • 54th National Conference of the African National Congress
  • 2025 G20 Johannesburg summit

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Nasrec". Census 2011.
  2. ^ SAnews.gov.za https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/hosting-g20-leaders-summit-nasrec-holds-significant-importance
  3. ^ Thompson, J. H. (2009). Dit was oorlog : van afkak tot bosbefok; Suid-Afrikaanse dienspligtiges praat (in Dutch). Zebra. ISBN 9781770220096.
  4. ^ "Glossary of South African Military Terms". The Observation Post. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2017.


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