Fairway, Gauteng
Fairway | |
|---|---|
  Fairway  Fairway | |
| Coordinates: 26°07′52″S 28°03′43″E / 26.131°S 28.062°E / -26.131; 28.062 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1955 |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 667 |
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) [1] | |
| • Black African | 33.5% |
| • Coloured | 1.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.3% |
| • White | 60.8% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) [1] | |
| • English | 58.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 11.3% |
| • Tswana | 7.7% |
| • Zulu | 6.8% |
| • Other | 15.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Fairway is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Situated in the northern suburbs, it is found adjacent to the Wanderers Club. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Syferfontein.[2] It became a suburb on 29 June 1955 and the suburbs name originates after the nearby Wanderers Golf Club.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Fairway". Census 2011.
- ^ a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
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