Ridgeway, Gauteng

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

Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Coordinates: 26.2646°S 27.9962°E / -26.2646; 27.9962
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Area
  Total2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total8,723
  Density2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African45.4%
  Coloured11.8%
  Indian/Asian23.9%
  White17.2%
  Other1.7%
First languages (2011)
  English51.2%
  Zulu11.4%
  Afrikaans11.0%
  Tswana6.3%
  Other20.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2091
PO box
2099

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.

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.
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