Ridgeway, Johannesburg

Ridgeway
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Area
• Total	2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• 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	SAST (UTC+2)
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.

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.