Darrenwood

Darrenwood
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Coordinates: 26.130°S 27.977°E / -26.130; 27.977
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Randburg
Area [1]
• Total	0.36 km^2 (0.14 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	801
• Density	2,200/km^2 (5,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	25.7%
• Coloured	4.6%
• Indian/Asian	8.0%
• White	60.7%
• Other	1.0%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	55.3%
• Afrikaans	26.8%
• Zulu	4.3%
• Northern Sotho	2.8%
• Other	10.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2194

Darrenwood is a suburb in Randburg, South Africa. It lies against the boundary of Johannesburg. Neighbouring suburbs include Linden, Cresta (and the Cresta Shopping Centre), Aldara Park and Blackheath.

Darrenwood is predominantly residential, although the Darrenwood Sports Centre, Darrenwood Shops and the Darrenwood Dam also exist.

It was really only in the 1960s that a substantial number of people started setting up home in Darrenwood.

References

1. "Sub Place Darrenwood". Census 2011.