Fairmount, Gauteng

Fairmount
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Location within Greater Johannesburg  Fairmount
Coordinates: 26°08′41″S 28°5′56″E / 26.14472°S 28.09889°E / -26.14472; 28.09889Coordinates: 26°08′41″S 28°5′56″E / 26.14472°S 28.09889°E / -26.14472; 28.09889
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Johannesburg
Established	1938
Area
• Total	0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,074
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	30.63%
• Coloured	0.56%
• Indian/Asian	0.09%
• White	68.72%
First languages (2011)
• English	70.2%
• Zulu	6.05%
• Afrikaans	5.31%
• Sepedi	3.91%
• Other	14.53%
Postal code (street)	2192

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

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipfontein. It became a suburb on the 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.