Bryanston, Gauteng

Province

Bryanston is a district of Sandton in Gauteng province in South Africa and part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. In 2011, the population of Bryanston was 28 758.

Geography

Bryanston is situated in the northern part of Johannesburg. The M1 De Villiers Graaff motorway and N1 Western Bypass affect the district in the east or north.

History

Bryanston was founded in 1969, named after the village of the same name in the district of North Dorset in England and quickly developed into an exclusive residential, business and shopping area.

Demographics

The determined in 2001 population of 15 344 people made ​​up as follows: 66.96 % White, 30.55% Black African, Coloured 0.89% and 1.60 % Asian. Main language at this time was English with 66.85 %, followed by isiZulu with 6.42 %, with 5.06% Afrikaans, Setswana with 4.87%, Sepedi with 4.55 %, with 2.80% isiXhosa, Sesotho with 2.16% and 7.29% with other languages ​​.

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