Ridgeway | |
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Coordinates: 26°15′53″S27°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 |
Ridgeway is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
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]
Ridgeway has a growing Muslim population due to a mosque that was built in 2008.{{Citation
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