Raumarais Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The suburb lies north of Bramley. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Raumarais Park
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Coordinates: 26.120°S 28.079°E / -26.120; 28.079
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Area [1]
• Total	0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	435
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	51.8%
• Coloured	6.2%
• Indian/Asian	12.0%
• White	22.8%
• Other	7.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	61.3%
• Zulu	9.4%
• Tswana	6.9%
• Northern Sotho	5.8%
• Other	16.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Syferfontein.[2] It is named after the land owner Magdelena Johanna Rautenbach née Marais.[2] It became a suburb on 30 July 1947.[2]

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