Fairway
Fairway is located in Gauteng
Fairway
Fairway
Fairway is located in South Africa
Fairway
Fairway
Coordinates: 26°07′52″S 28°03′43″E / 26.131°S 28.062°E / -26.131; 28.062
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1955
Area
  Total0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total667
  Density4,400/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African33.5%
  Coloured1.8%
  Indian/Asian3.3%
  White60.8%
  Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
  English58.3%
  Afrikaans11.3%
  Tswana7.7%
  Zulu6.8%
  Other15.9%
Time zoneUTC+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

  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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