Birnam, Gauteng
Appearance
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Birnam | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 26°7′58″S 28°4′0″E / 26.13278°S 28.06667°E / -26.13278; 28.06667 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Johannesburg |
Established | 1905 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,624 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 35.7% |
• Coloured | 3.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 7.1% |
• White | 53.0% |
• Other | 1.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 64.8% |
• Zulu | 6.9% |
• Afrikaans | 6.8% |
• Southern Ndebele | 3.3% |
• Other | 18.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2196 |
Birnam is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
[edit]The suburb has its origin in 1905, of 14ha and 105 stands.[2]: 67 Like most suburbs in the area, it is of Scottish origin, named for Birnam Woods.[2]: 67
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Birnam". Census 2011.
- ^ a b Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.
![]() | This Johannesburg-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |