Bramley, Gauteng

Bramley
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Location within Greater Johannesburg Bramley
Coordinates: 26°07′27″S 28°04′54″E / 26.12417°S 28.08167°E / -26.12417; 28.08167Coordinates: 26°07′27″S 28°04′54″E / 26.12417°S 28.08167°E / -26.12417; 28.08167
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1904
Area^[1]
• Total	1.41 km² (0.54 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	1,770
• Density	1,300/km² (3,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)^[1]
• Black African	67.6%
• Coloured	3.6%
• Indian/Asian	8.1%
• White	20.3%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011)^[1]
• English	40.0%
• Zulu	16.9%
• Tswana	8.4%
• Afrikaans	6.0%
• Other	28.8%
Postal code (street)	2090
PO box	2018

Bramley is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Syferfontein.^[2] It was established in 1904 and was named after one of the landowners, Edward Bramley.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Bramley". Census 2011.
1 2 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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