Booysens | |
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  Booysens  Booysens | |
| Coordinates: 25°42′40″S 28°07′33″E / 25.71111°S 28.12583°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Main Place | Pretoria |
| Established | 1905 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,926 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 15.7% |
| • Coloured | 2.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 81.3% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 80.8% |
| • English | 4.8% |
| • Tswana | 3.2% |
| • Northern Sotho | 3.2% |
| • Other | 8.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0082 |
| PO box | n/a |
| 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]
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