Boysens is a suburb of

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, located around 3.2 km southwest of city hall. Booysens is bordered on the southwest by

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, on the northwest by

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, on the north by

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, on the east by the

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, and on the south from east to west by

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, 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.

History

Booysens was laid out in 1897 on the eponymous farm of J.A. Booysens. Over the course of the 20th century, the population grew more Afrikaans-speaking over time, from 442 Afrikaans to 754 English-speakers in 1934 to a 383:241 ratio in 1949 to a 1,017:387 in 1961. Emigration left it only 7.2% white by 2011.

Sources

* Raper, Peter Edmund. 2004. ''New Dictionary of South African Place Names''. Johannesburg/Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. * Stals, Prof. Dr. E.L.P (ed.) (1978). ''Afrikaners in die Goudstad'', vol. 1: 1886 - 1924. Cape Town/Pretoria: HAUM.

References

{{Greater Johannesburg, communities Suburbs of Johannesburg