Bramley, Gauteng

Bramley is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Bramley
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Coordinates: 26°07′27″S 28°04′54″E
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	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%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2090
PO box	2018

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. "Sub Place Bramley". Census 2011.
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.