Orange Farm
Orange Farm
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| Coordinates: 26°27′54″S 27°51′25″E / 26.465°S 27.857°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Established | 1988 |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Motha (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 76,767 |
| • Density | 6,313/km2 (16,350/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 44.5% |
| • Sotho | 29.1% |
| • Xhosa | 9.5% |
| • Tsonga | 4.1% |
| • Other | 12.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1805 |
| PO box | 1805 |
| Area code | 1841 |
Orange Farm ("Farma") is a township located approximately 45 km (28 mi) from Johannesburg in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. It is the southernmost township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Its name, a misnomer given that oranges are grown in orchards instead of farms, has Dutch origins. It is one of the youngest townships in South Africa, with the original inhabitants, laid-off farm workers, taking up residency in 1988. Support for the population came slowly mostly from people who were tenants at the larger township of Soweto.