Lombardy East is a residential suburb of eastern Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Lombardy East
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Coordinates: 26.1146°S 28.1210°E / -26.1146; 28.1210
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Area [1]
• Total	2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	13,406
• Density	4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	88.37%
• Coloured	1.5%
• Indian/Asian	2.38%
• White	7.26%
• Other	0.49%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	14.72%
• Afrikaans	5.7%
• Zulu	19.14%
• Sotho	17.9%
• Other	42.94%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2090

History

Originally called the Lombardy Estate, it is named after Lombardy in Italy, a very fertile and productive region of Italy that the landowner M. A. Zoccola wanted to emulate.[2] Zoccola purchased the land in 1893 and consisted of 262 ha.[3]^: 173

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