Framton

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Framton
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Framton
Coordinates: 26°13′40″S28°01′10″E / 26.22778°S 28.01944°E / -26.22778; 28.01944 Coordinates: 26°13′40″S28°01′10″E / 26.22778°S 28.01944°E / -26.22778; 28.01944
CountrySouth Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Area
  Total0.1 km2 (0.04 sq mi)

Framton is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, just south of the CBD and neighbouring the suburb of Booysens. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb was proclaimed on 11 November 1964 and is named after Morris Herbert Fram. [1]

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References

  1. Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN   9781868425501.