Bosmont

Bosmont
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Location within Greater Johannesburg  Bosmont
Coordinates: 26°11′19″S 27°57′20″E / 26.18861°S 27.95556°E / -26.18861; 27.95556Coordinates: 26°11′19″S 27°57′20″E / 26.18861°S 27.95556°E / -26.18861; 27.95556
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Randburg
Established	1954
Area
• Total	6.13 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,301
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	18.5%
• Coloured	70.8%
• Indian/Asian	5.5%
• White	0.7%
• Other	4.5%
First languages (2011)
• English	69.3%
• Afrikaans	19.9%
• Tswana	2.2%
• Zulu	2.2%
• Other	6.5%
Postal code (street)	2093

Bosmont is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Bosmont is located in Region 4. Bosmont is located in the West Rand of Johannesburg and nearly all of its residents are Coloured.

It was during the sixties that people of colour were forced to move from areas such as Albertsville , Vrededorp (Fietas) and other areas in and around the inner city to be settled in new designated areas such as Bosmont and Eldorado Park.

As a result of the Group Areas Act, the Coloured people were forcibly relocated from 1962 to 1974 since Vrededorp was declared a European township in 1936.

The land for the suburb was proclaimed on June 1954. The township Bosmont and New Monteleo were joined together under the same name Bosmont in 1962. Bosmont was incorporated into the Johannesburg municipal area and developed by the Department of Community Development for Coloured People.

By June 1962, residents started occupying homes in Bosmont. Bosmont used to enjoy and is still enjoying considerable prestige as an elite suburb in the eyes of the Coloured community and houses there are sought after by those who can afford them.

A significant difference between Bosmont and other predominantly Coloured areas is its large concentration of Cape Malay Coloureds (the largest Cape Malay culture in Johannesburg). Due to this, Islam has become a prominent feature in Bosmont and it also exists in complete peace and harmony with other faiths such as Christianity and Hinduism, however Christianity still remains as the largest religion in Bosmont.

Churches in Bosmont include:

The majority of Muslims in Bosmont follow the Shafi Madhab. This too is unique in that the majority of Muslims in the Gauteng province of (who are mostly Indian) follow the Hanafi Madhab. Leaders in churches and mosques play a big role in uniting the community to fight crime, drugs, etc.

Bosmont is home to four government schools (C.J. Botha High, R.W. Fick High, G.R. Harris Primary and Bosmont Primary) and two private schools (Bosmont Muslim School and St Barnabas High School). Recreational activities are the Bosmont library, various sports grounds (soccer, cricket, basketball and tennis) and the BFA Soccer Stadium.

Bosmont has a number of soccer teams, including Aston Villa, Rangers, Universals and Dazzlers. Dazzlers Football Club is the most well-known and popular soccer team from Bosmont. Dazzlers was founded in the South African winter of 1949 in Albertville, Johannesburg, South Africa by Wilfred, ‘Willie’, Mooi and his cousin, Clifford Jousten.