Booysens, Pretoria

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Booysens
Coordinates: 25°42′40″S28°07′33″E / 25.71111°S 28.12583°E / -25.71111; 28.12583 Coordinates: 25°42′40″S28°07′33″E / 25.71111°S 28.12583°E / -25.71111; 28.12583
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Tshwane
Main Place Pretoria
Established1905
Area
[1]
  Total1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total3,926
  Density2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 15.7%
   Coloured 2.1%
   Indian/Asian 0.7%
   White 81.3%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 80.8%
   English 4.8%
   Tswana 3.2%
   Northern Sotho 3.2%
  Other8.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0082
PO box
n/a
Area code 012

Booysens is a western suburb of Pretoria, South Africa.

History

The suburb lies on an old farm called Zandfontein and was developed from 1905, named after the owner C.H.Z. Booysens. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Booysens". Census 2011.
  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.