Ridgeway is a suburb of

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. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on an old farm of ''Kroonheuwel''. 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.

Religion

Ridgeway has a growing Muslim population due to a mosque that was built in 2008.

References

{{Greater Johannesburg, communities Johannesburg Region F