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Place in Gauteng, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fairwood is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small elevated suburb on the edge of Linksfield Ridge tucked between the suburbs of Orange Grove, Linksfield and Mountain View. Sylvia Pass winds down through the suburb. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Fairwood | |
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Coordinates: 26.164°S 28.086°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Johannesburg |
Established | 1905 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.10 km2 (0.04 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 349 |
• Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 37.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 4.0% |
• White | 59.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 63.7% |
• Zulu | 11.1% |
• Northern Sotho | 6.0% |
• Sotho | 5.1% |
• Other | 14.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2192 |
It became a suburb in 1905, developed by Richard Currie and George Henry Goch and the suburb name originates from the thickets that grew on the ridge.[2]
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