Ridgeway is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
Ridgeway | |
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  Ridgeway  Ridgeway | |
| Coordinates: 26°15′53″S 27°59′46″E / 26.2646°S 27.9962°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,723 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 45.4% |
| • Coloured | 11.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 23.9% |
| • White | 17.2% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • 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 |
History
editThe 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
editRidgeway has a growing Muslim population due to a mosque that was built in 2008.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Ridgeway". Census 2011.
- ^ a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.