Ferndale, Gauteng

Ferndale
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Location within Greater Johannesburg Ferndale
Coordinates: 26°4′56″S 27°58′57″E / 26.08222°S 27.98250°E / -26.08222; 27.98250Coordinates: 26°4′56″S 27°58′57″E / 26.08222°S 27.98250°E / -26.08222; 27.98250
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Randburg
Established	1909
Area^[1]
• Total	7.72 km² (2.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	19,373
• Density	2,500/km² (6,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)^[1]
• Black African	51.7%
• Coloured	4.1%
• Indian/Asian	14.7%
• White	28.2%
• Other	1.3%
First languages (2011)^[1]
• English	49.0%
• Afrikaans	11.8%
• Zulu	8.6%
• Tswana	5.3%
• Other	25.3%
Postal code (street)	2194
PO box	2160

Ferndale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B. The area, located in the region of Randburg is very central and has a good mix of residential homes, shops and commercial property. It is very close to Sandton with its main route, Wlliam Nicol, extending to Bryanston and Fourways.

History

The suburb origantes from around 1909 and the suburbs name originates from ferns in a valley.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Ferndale". Census 2011.
↑ 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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