Darrenwood
Darrenwood is a suburb in Randburg, Gauteng, Randburg, South Africa. It lies against the boundary of Johannesburg. Neighbouring suburbs include Linden, Gauteng, Linden, Cresta, Gauteng, Cresta (and the Cresta Shopping Centre), Aldara Park, Gauteng, Aldara Park and Blackheath, Gauteng, Blackheath. Darrenwood is predominantly residential, although the Darrenwood Sports Centre, Darrenwood Shops and the Darrenwood Dam also exist. It was really only in the 1960s that a substantial number of people started setting up home in Darrenwood. References

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Randburg, Gauteng
Randburg is an area located in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly a separate municipality, its administration devolved to the newly created City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, along with neighbouring Sandton and Roodepoort, in the late 1990s. During the transitional period of 1996–2000, Randburg was part of the Northern Metropolitan Local Council (MLC). History Randburg was founded as a town in 1959, as the amalgamation of 32 suburbs, northwest of Johannesburg. Although economically linked to Johannesburg, residents chose to create their own town council. The name ''Randburg'' was chosen in a competition, and is derived from the South African Rand currency, which was introduced at around the same time that the new municipality was established in 1959. Like other affluent northern suburbs of Johannesburg, the area was regarded as relatively liberal and elected Democratic Party members of parliament. As Apartheid ended, it became more supportive of F. W. ...
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