Nasrec
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
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Nasrec is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
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Nasrec Road next to Soccer City | |
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| Coordinates: 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)[1] | |
• 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) |
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.
