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| subdivision_type = Country| subdivision_name = South AfricaProvinces of South Africa>Province| subdivision_name1 = Gauteng| subdivision_type2 = DistrictList of municipalities of South Africa>MunicipalityCity of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality>City of Tshwane| subdivision_type4 = Main Place| subdivision_name4 = Pretoria| established_title = Established| established_date = 1902| leader_title = CouncillorWORK=CENSUS 2011, | area_total_km2 = 2.56| population_footnotes = | population_total = 4177| population_as_of = 2011| population_density_km2 = auto| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)| demographics1_footnotes = Bantu peoples of South Africa>Black African| demographics1_info1 = 18.8%Coloureds>Coloured| demographics1_info2 = 1.6%Indian South African>Indian/Asian| demographics1_info3 = 2.2%White South African>White| demographics1_info4 = 74.8%| demographics1_title5 = Other| demographics1_info5 = 2.6%| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)| demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = Afrikaans| demographics2_info1 = 51.3%English language>English| demographics2_info2 = 33.8%Northern Sotho language>Northern Sotho| demographics2_info3 = 2.4%Tswana language>Tswana| demographics2_info4 = 1.9%| demographics2_title5 = Other| demographics2_info5 = 10.6%South African Standard Time>SAST| utc_offset1 = +2List of postal codes in South Africa>Postal code (street)| postal_code = 0181Post-office box>PO box| postal2_code = 0011Telephone numbers in South Africa>Area code}}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

The suburb was established on an old farm called Uitval in 1902 and takes its name from the surveyor James Brook.BOOK, Dictionary of Southern African Place Names, Jonathan Ball Publishers, Raper, Peter E., Moller, Lucie A., du Plessis, Theodorus L., 2014, 1412, 9781868425501,

Demographics

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.Image:PBHS-facade.jpg|Main building of Pretoria Boys High SchoolImage:Antonvanwouwhouse.jpg|Anton van Wouw House, housing the Van Wouw Museum of the University of Pretoria File:Brooks House, Pretoria.JPG|Brooks House was built shortly after James Brooks purchased the land that would form part of Brooklyn, Pretoria in 1886. James Brooks was partially responsible for the layout of the Brooklyn township.

References

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