Lawley, South Africa Explained

Lawley
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.381°N 27.808°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
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Leader Name:Sakhile Tshenge
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.09
Population Total:33136
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:95.3%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:4.1%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.2%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.3%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.2%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Zulu
Demographics2 Info1:28.8%
Demographics2 Title2:Sotho
Demographics2 Info2:20.7%
Demographics2 Title3:Tsonga
Demographics2 Info3:13.7%
Demographics2 Title4:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info4:8.9%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:28.0%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:1830
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:1824
Area Code Type:Area code

Lawley is a township in the Gauteng province of South Africa and is some 8 km south of Lenasia. Named after Sir Arthur Lawley, Lieutenant-Governor of Transvaal from 1902 to 1906, when he became Governor of Madras.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Lawley . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 274.