Ridgeway, Johannesburg

Ridgeway
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Coordinates: 26.2646°S 27.9962°E / -26.2646; 27.9962
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Area [1]
• Total	2.98 km^2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	8,723
• Density	2,900/km^2 (7,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	45.4%
• Coloured	11.8%
• Indian/Asian	23.9%
• White	17.2%
• Other	1.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	51.2%
• Zulu	11.4%
• Afrikaans	11.0%
• Tswana	6.3%
• Other	20.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2091
PO box	2099

Ridgeway is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on an old farm of Kroonheuwel.^[2] It had several names over the years such as Greenfields Park, Ridgebourne (after owners JM Beveridge and R Osbourne) before obtaining its current name in 1959.^[2]

Religion

Ridgeway has a growing Muslim population due to a mosque that was built in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Sub Place Ridgeway". Census 2011.
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.