Bagleyston Explained

Bagleyston
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.1506°N 28.0869°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gauteng
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:City of Johannesburg
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Subdivision Name4:Johannesburg
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1947
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.11
Population Total:229
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:57.2%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:1.7%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:35.8%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:5.2%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:56.5%
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Info2:12.6%
Demographics2 Title3:Southern Ndebele
Demographics2 Info3:8.7%
Demographics2 Title4:Tswana
Demographics2 Info4:6.5%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:15.7%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2192
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Bagleyston . Census 2011.
  2. Book: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Jonathan Ball Publishers . Raper, Peter E. . Moller, Lucie A. . du Plessis, Theodorus L. . 2014 . 1412 . 9781868425501.