Fairmount, Gauteng

Fairmount is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small suburb tucked between Glenhazel and Sydenham. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Fairmount
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Coordinates: 26°08′41″S 28°5′56″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	23 March 1938; 81 years ago
Area [1]
• Total	0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,074
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	30.63%
• Coloured	0.56%
• Indian/Asian	0.09%
• White	68.72%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	70.2%
• Zulu	6.05%
• Afrikaans	5.31%
• Sepedi	3.91%
• Other	14.53%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2192

History

Before the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipfontein.^[2] It became a suburb on 23 March 1938, developed by Leslie John Elderkin and the suburb name originates after a visit by the former to the Fairmount Hotel in Livingstone.^[2]