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Ridgeway, Gauteng

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ridgeway
| pushpin_map = South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
| coordinates = {{coord|26.2646|S|27.9962|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Africa
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Gauteng
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_type3 = Municipality
| subdivision_name3 = City of Johannesburg
| subdivision_type4 = Main Place
| subdivision_name4 = Johannesburg
| established_title = Established
| leader_title = Councillor
| area_footnotes = ^[1]
| area_total_km2 = 2.98
| population_footnotes = ^[1]
| population_total = 8723
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)
| demographics1_footnotes = ^[1]
| demographics1_title1 = Black African
| demographics1_info1 = 45.4%
| demographics1_title2 = Coloured
| demographics1_info2 = 11.8%
| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian
| demographics1_info3 = 23.9%
| demographics1_title4 = White
| demographics1_info4 = 17.2%
| demographics1_title5 = Other
| demographics1_info5 = 1.7%
| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)
| demographics2_footnotes = ^[1]
| demographics2_title1 = English
| demographics2_info1 = 51.2%
| demographics2_title2 = Zulu
| demographics2_info2 = 11.4%
| demographics2_title3 = Afrikaans
| demographics2_info3 = 11.0%
| demographics2_title4 = Tswana
| demographics2_info4 = 6.3%
| demographics2_title5 = Other
| demographics2_info5 = 20.1%
| timezone1 = SAST
| utc_offset1 = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)
| postal_code = 2091
| postal2_code_type = PO box
| postal2_code = 2099
| area_code_type = Area code
}}

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

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.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}

References

1. ^¹²³{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/798015167 |title = Sub Place Ridgeway |work=Census 2011}}
2. ^¹{{cite book | title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names | publisher=Jonathan Ball Publishers | author1=Raper, Peter E. | author2=Moller, Lucie A. | author3=du Plessis, Theodorus L. | year=2014 | pages=1412 | isbn=9781868425501}}

1 : Johannesburg Region F

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