Birnam is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Birnam | |
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  Birnam  Birnam | |
| Coordinates: 26°7′58″S 28°4′0″E / 26.13278°S 28.06667°E | |
| 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 |
History
editThe 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.
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