Booysens

Booysens is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located around 3.2 km southwest of city hall. Booysens is bordered on the southwest by Robertsham, on the northwest by Framton, on the north by Ophirton, on the east by the Robinson Deep mine, and on the south from east to west by Turffontein, West Turffontein, and Southdale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Apartheid Museum and Gold Reef City.

Apartheid Museum

Museum

Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Apartheid Museum is a museum illustrating apartheid and the 20th-century history of South Africa. The museum, part of the Gold Reef City complex located in the south of Johannesburg, was opened in November 2001.

Gold Reef City

Photo: Nolween, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gold Reef City is an amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Located on an old gold mine which closed in 1971, the park is themed around the gold rush that started in 1886 on the Witwatersrand, and the buildings in the park are designed to mimic this period.

Carlton Centre

Shopping center

Photo: Thuvack, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Carlton Centre is a 50-storey skyscraper and shopping centre located on Commissioner Street in central Johannesburg, South Africa. At 223 metres, it was the tallest building in Africa for 46 years from its completion in 1973 until 2019. Carlton Centre is situated 3½ km northeast of Booysens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Robertsham and South Johannesburg.

Fordsburg is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Fordsburg is a residential suburb, although housing numerous shops and factories. Fordsburg is situated 2½ km north of Booysens.

Booysens

Type: Suburb
Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.22917° or 26° 13′ 45″ south

Longitude

28.02472° or 28° 1′ 29″ east

Open location code

5G5CQ2CF+8V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 262695369

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

Wikidata ID

Q61360257

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Booysens” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Booysens, Johannesburg”
Dutch: “Booysens”
Turkish: “Booysens, Johannesburg”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ophirton and Booysens Reserve.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mavumbi Bus Station (C1, T1, T2) and (Johannesburg Road Agency) Booysens depot.

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