Bagleyston

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Bagleyston
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Bagleyston
Coordinates: 26°9′2″S28°5′13″E / 26.15056°S 28.08694°E / -26.15056; 28.08694 Coordinates: 26°9′2″S28°5′13″E / 26.15056°S 28.08694°E / -26.15056; 28.08694
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1947
Area
[1]
  Total0.11 km2 (0.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total229
  Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 57.2%
   Coloured 1.7%
   White 35.8%
  Other5.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 56.5%
   Zulu 12.6%
   Southern Ndebele 8.7%
   Tswana 6.5%
  Other15.7%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2192

Bagleyston is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies north-east of the Johannesburg CBD and is surrounded by Sydenham, Rouxville and Orchards. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipfontein. [2] It was established in 1947 and named after the original owner Herbert Bagley. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Bagleyston". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN   9781868425501.