Booysens is a western suburb of Pretoria, South Africa.

Booysens
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Coordinates: 25°42′40″S 28°07′33″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Tshwane
Main Place	Pretoria
Established	1905
Area [1]
• Total	1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	3,926
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	15.7%
• Coloured	2.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	81.3%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	80.8%
• English	4.8%
• Tswana	3.2%
• Northern Sotho	3.2%
• Other	8.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0082
PO box	n/a
Area code	012

History

The suburb lies on an old farm called Zandfontein and was developed from 1905, named after the owner C.H.Z. Booysens.[2]

References

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