Fairland, Gauteng

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Fairland
Fairland
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Fairland
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Fairland
Coordinates: 26°7′44″S27°56′45″E / 26.12889°S 27.94583°E / -26.12889; 27.94583
CountrySouth Africa
Province Gauteng
District D10
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Randburg
Area
[1]
  Total
5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
9,127
  Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 22.0%
   Coloured 3.4%
   Indian/Asian 6.3%
   White 67.0%
  Other1.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
  English55.8%
  Afrikaans27.9%
   Zulu 3.3%
   Tswana 2.6%
  Other10.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2170
PO box
2030

Fairland is a residential suburb in Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The area is neighboured by Northcliff, Cresta and Darrenwood and is one of the most leafy suburbs in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. Fairland was developed on land that was originally a farm called Weltevreden. Statistics indicate that Fairland has some of the lowest crime statistics within the Greater Johannesburg region. [2]

Facilities

Major shopping centres around Fairland include: Cresta Shopping Centre, Clearwater Shopping Centre, EL Corro Shopping Centre, Fairland Walk Shopping Centre, Trade Centre, Makro etc.

There are a number of schools in the area, namely Laerskool Fairland, and Cliffview Primary School.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Fairland". Census 2011.
  2. "Joburg's safest area". iol.co.za. Retrieved 5 November 2020.