Place in Gauteng, South Africa
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 ]
References
^ a b c d "Sub Place Ridgeway" . Census 2011 .
^ a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501 .
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