Bagleyston
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Bagleyston | |
|---|---|
  Bagleyston  Bagleyston | |
| Coordinates: 26°9′2″S 28°5′13″E / 26.15056°S 28.08694°ECoordinates: 26°9′2″S 28°5′13″E / 26.15056°S 28.08694°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1947 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.11 km2 (0.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 229 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 57.2% |
| • Coloured | 1.7% |
| • White | 35.8% |
| • Other | 5.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 56.5% |
| • Zulu | 12.6% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 8.7% |
| • Tswana | 6.5% |
| • Other | 15.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2192 |
Bagleyston is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It lied 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]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Bagleyston". Census 2011.
- ^ a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
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