Fairwood is a suburb of
Johannesburg
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,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
. It is a small elevated suburb on the edge of Linksfield Ridge tucked between the suburbs of
Orange Grove,
Linksfield and
Mountain View. Sylvia Pass winds down through the suburb. It is located in Region E of the
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in order to expedite services for the city. Z ...
.
History
It became a suburb in 1905, developed by Richard Currie and
George Henry Goch and the suburb name originates from the thickets that grew on the ridge.
References
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Johannesburg Region E