Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) is a not-for-gain company established under Section 21 of the South African Companies Act and wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg.
It is tasked with the maintenance of burial grounds, parks, green areas, wetlands and trees around Johannesburg.
History In 2011, Johannesburg City Parks underwent a restructuring to merge with Johannesburg Zoo; in January 2013, it became Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo.
Major Johannesburg Parks
Johannesburg Botanical Garden, Emmarentia Civic Gardens Country View Delta Park, Blairgowrie Diepkloof Park Diepsloot Park Dorothy Nyembe Park Florida Lake Golden Harvest, Northwold Innisfree Park Ivory Park James & Ethel Gray Park Joubert Park Kremetart Park Mofolo Park Mountain Road Park Oppenheimer Tower Orlando West Park Phineas Macintosh Rhodes Park River Park Robyn Park Rose Park, Lenasia Thokoza Park, Soweto Wilgeheuwel XtremePark Zoo Lake Pioneers' Park / Wemmer Pan, Rosettenville
Major nature reserves and bird sanctuaries
Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve
Kloofendal Nature Reserve, Roodepoort Melville Koppies Nature Reserve Rietfontein Nature Reserve
The Wilds Municipal Nature Reserve, Houghton
Cemeteries
Alexandra East Bank Cemetery Alexandra Marlboro Cemetery Alexandra West Bank Avalon Cemetery Braamfontein Cemetery & Crematorium Brixton Cemetery Davidsonville Diepsloot Cemetery Dobsonville Cemetery Doornkop Cemetery Eldorado Park Cemetery Ennerdale Cemetery No. 1 Ennerdale Cemetery No. 2 Fairland Cemetery Ferndale Randburg Cemetery Finetown (Grasmere) Cemetery Florida Cemetery Hamburg Cemetery Horizon View Cemetery Lenasia Cemetery & Crematoria LeRoux Cemetery Maraisburg Cemetery Midrand Cemetery Nancefield (Klipspruit) Cemetery New Roodepoort Cemetery Newclare Cemetery Old Roodepoort Cemetery Panorama Cemetery Riverlea Cemetery Roodepoort Muslim and Hindu Cemetery Waterval Cemetery Weltevreden Park Westpark Cemetery
Champion Trees
There are 5 Champion Trees overseen by JCPZ:
Wits Campus Tree Northcliff Oak The Parktown Tree Ruth Fischer Tree Sophiatown Oak (delisted)
See also Protected areas of South Africa Huddle Park, Linksfield Alberts Farm, Albertskroon Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Roodepoort
References
External links Johannesburg City Parks