Fairwood | |
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  Fairwood  Fairwood | |
| Coordinates:26°09′50″S28°05′10″E / 26.164°S 28.086°E /-26.164; 28.086 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1905 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.10 km2 (0.039 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 349 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 37.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.0% |
| • White | 59.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 63.7% |
| • Zulu | 11.1% |
| • Northern Sotho | 6.0% |
| • Sotho | 5.1% |
| • Other | 14.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2192 |
Fairwood is a suburb ofJohannesburg,South Africa. It is a small elevated suburb on the edge of Linksfield Ridge tucked between the suburbs ofOrange Grove,Linksfield andMountain View. Sylvia Pass winds down through the suburb. It is located in Region E of theCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
It became a suburb in 1905, developed by Richard Currie andGeorge Henry Goch and the suburb name originates from the thickets that grew on the ridge.[2]
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