Albertskroon is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 4.

Albertskroon
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Coordinates: 26°09′40″S 27°58′26″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Randburg
Established	1896
Area [1]
• Total	0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	943
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	32.3%
• Coloured	3.3%
• Indian/Asian	7.0%
• White	40.6%
• Other	16.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	33.9%
• English	29.7%
• Zulu	6.8%
• Tswana	4.7%
• Other	24.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2195

History

The suburb is named after the previous landowner and descendants of Hendrick Abraham Alberts.[2] The word Kroon in its name refers to a crown of a hill.[2] The land is situated on the portion of an old Witwatersrand farm called Waterval around 1896.[2]

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