Nasrec
Nasrec | |
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Nasrec Road next to Soccer City | |
Nasrec Nasrec | |
| Coordinates: 26°14′S 27°59′E / 26.24°S 27.98°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5 |
| • Density | 2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 100.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • 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. 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.