Booysens, Pretoria Explained

Booysens
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-25.7111°N 28.1258°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gauteng
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:City of Tshwane
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Subdivision Name4:Pretoria
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1905
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.67
Population Total:3926
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:15.7%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:2.1%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.7%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:81.3%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.2%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:80.8%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:4.8%
Demographics2 Title3:Tswana
Demographics2 Info3:3.2%
Demographics2 Title4:Northern Sotho
Demographics2 Info4:3.2%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:8.1%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:0082
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:n/a
Area Code Type:Area code
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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Booysens . 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.