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Booysens | |
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Coordinates: 26°13′50″S 28°01′30″E / 26.23056°S 28.02500°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
City | Johannesburg |
Area [1] ref sb-201 | |
• Total | 0.83 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2011)[1] | 3,163 |
• Density | 3,811/km2 (9,870.4/sq mi) |
Races | |
• White | 7.2% |
• Asian | 14.9% |
• Cape Coloured | 4.0% |
• Black | 73.5% |
• Other | 0.5% |
Languages | |
• English | 23.7% |
• Zulu | 17.1% |
• Xhosa | 10.8% |
• Tswana | 6.8% |
• Other | 41.7% |
Boysens is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located around 3.2 km southwest of city hall.
Booysens is bordered on the southwest by Robertsham, on the northwest by Framton, on the north by Ophirton, on the east by the Robinson Deep mine, and on the south from east to west by Turffontein, West Turffontein, and Southdale. North of Booysens Road, the area is predominantly industrial on its border with Ophirton, and most residents live to the south of that road.