Fairmount, Gauteng

Fairmount
Fairmount
 Fairmount shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Fairmount
Fairmount
Fairmount (South Africa)
Fairmount
Fairmount (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°08′41″S 28°5′56″E / 26.14472°S 28.09889°E / -26.14472; 28.09889Coordinates: 26°08′41″S 28°5′56″E / 26.14472°S 28.09889°E / -26.14472; 28.09889
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established 1938
Area[1]
 • Total 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,074
 • Density 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 30.63%
 • Coloured 0.56%
 • Indian/Asian 0.09%
 • White 68.72%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 70.2%
 • Zulu 6.05%
 • Afrikaans 5.31%
 • Sepedi 3.91%
 • Other 14.53%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2192

Fairmount is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small suburb tucked between Glenhazel and Sydenham. 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 Klipfontein.[2] It became a suburb on 23 March 1938, developed by Leslie John Elderkin and the suburb name originates after a visit by the former to the Fairmount Hotel in Livingstone.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Fairmount". 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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