Lawley, Gauteng

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Lawley
Lawley
 Lawley shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 26°22′52″S 27°48′29″E / 26.381°S 27.808°E / -26.381; 27.808Coordinates: 26°22′52″S 27°48′29″E / 26.381°S 27.808°E / -26.381; 27.808
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Area[1]
  Total 6.09 km2 (2.35 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 33,136
  Density 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 95.3%
  Coloured 4.1%
  Indian/Asian 0.2%
  White 0.3%
  Other 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 28.8%
  Sotho 20.7%
  Tsonga 13.7%
  Xhosa 8.9%
  Other 28.0%
Postal code (street) 1830
PO box 1824

Lawley is a township in City of Johannesburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

Township 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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Lawley". Census 2011. 
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 274. 


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