Fairway | |
|---|---|
  Fairway  Fairway | |
| Coordinates: 26°07′52″S 28°03′43″E / 26.131°S 28.062°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1955 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 667 |
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 33.5% |
| • Coloured | 1.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.3% |
| • White | 60.8% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • 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.
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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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