Dainfern
Dainfern | |
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Dainfern Dainfern | |
| Coordinates: 25°58′58″S 27°59′53″E / 25.98278°S 27.99806°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,601 |
| • Density | 1,620/km2 (4,190/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 25.8% |
| • Coloured | 1.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 7.7% |
| • White | 61.0% |
| • Other | 3.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 65.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.0% |
| • Zulu | 4.1% |
| • Northern Sotho | 2.2% |
| • Other | 23.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2191 |
| PO box | 2055 |
Dainfern is a golfing estate in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. Established in 1985, it is the first gated golf estate in South Africa, located in Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
The estate's 320-acres suburb contains 1,200 houses and is sub-divided into several "villages". Among these are Sherwood, Hampstead, Highgate, Montagu and Riverwood. Dainfern Ridge and Dainfern Valley are smaller urban areas near Dainfern.