Raumarais Park

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Raumarais Park
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Raumarais Park
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Raumarais Park
Coordinates: 26°07′12″S28°04′44″E / 26.120°S 28.079°E / -26.120; 28.079 Coordinates: 26°07′12″S28°04′44″E / 26.120°S 28.079°E / -26.120; 28.079
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Area
[1]
  Total0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total435
  Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 51.8%
   Coloured 6.2%
   Indian/Asian 12.0%
   White 22.8%
  Other7.1%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 61.3%
   Zulu 9.4%
   Tswana 6.9%
   Northern Sotho 5.8%
  Other16.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Raumarais Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb lies north of Bramley. 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 Syferfontein. [2] It is named after the land owner Magdelena Johanna Rautenbach née Marais. [2] It became a suburb on 30 July 1947. [2]

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References

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