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Brooklyn, Pretoria

Coordinates: 25°46′12″S 28°14′12″E / 25.770117°S 28.236570°E / -25.770117; 28.236570
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Brooklyn
Nieuw Muckleneuk and Brooklyn suburbs
Nieuw Muckleneuk and Brooklyn suburbs
Brooklyn is located in Gauteng
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is located in South Africa
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is located in Africa
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Coordinates: 25°46′12″S 28°14′12″E / 25.770117°S 28.236570°E / -25.770117; 28.236570
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Tshwane
Main PlacePretoria
Established1902
Area
 • Total2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total4,177
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African18.8%
 • Coloured1.6%
 • Indian/Asian2.2%
 • White74.8%
 • Other2.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans51.3%
 • English33.8%
 • Northern Sotho2.4%
 • Tswana1.9%
 • Other10.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0181
PO box
0011

Brooklyn is a suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It is a well-established and wealthy area, lying to the east of the city centre, encompassing high-end residential properties and several upmarket mall developments. It borders the University of Pretoria to its north and the suburbs of Groenkloof and Waterkloof to its south. Brooklyn is also the location of Pretoria Boys High School. The Brooklyn Mall opened in 1989.

History

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The suburb was established on an old farm called Uitval in 1902 and takes its name from the surveyor James Brook.[2]

Demographics

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According to the South African National Census of 2011, 4,177 people lived in Brooklyn.

74.8% were White, 18.8% Black African, 2.2% Indian or Asian and 1.6% Coloured.

51.3% spoke Afrikaans, 33.8% English, 2.4% Northern Sotho, 1.9% Tswana and 10.6% some other language as their first language.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Brooklyn". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.