Fairway, Gauteng

Fairway
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway

 Fairway shown within Gauteng

Coordinates: 26°07′52″S 28°03′43″E / 26.131°S 28.062°E / -26.131; 28.062Coordinates: 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%

Fairway is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Situated in the northern suburbs, its found adjacent to the Wanderers Club. It is located in Region E.

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 the 29 June 1955 and the suburbs name originates after the nearby Wanderers Golf Club.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Fairway". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 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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