Dainfern

Dainfern
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Coordinates: 25°58′58″S 27°59′53″E / 25.98278°S 27.99806°E / -25.98278; 27.99806Coordinates: 25°58′58″S 27°59′53″E / 25.98278°S 27.99806°E / -25.98278; 27.99806
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Area [1]
• Total	4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	6,601
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	25.8%
• Coloured	1.7%
• Indian/Asian	7.7%
• White	61.0%
• Other	3.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• 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 Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 1 and Region 5. Dainfern is between Johannesburg and Pretoria. Dainfern's postal code is 2055.

Dainfern is sub-divided into several "villages" as it is quite large. Among these are Sherwood, Hampstead, Highgate, Montagu, Riverwood. It is an enclosed housing area. Dainfern Ridge and Dainfern Valley are smaller urban areas near Dainfern.

Facilities[]

Dainfern has an eighteen-hole golf course surrounding the estate; the course has tarred pathways to enable golf carts to access the course. The course was designed by the professional golfer Gary Player. Other facilities include; tennis courts, swimming pools, a volleyball court, squash courts and hiking trails. The central club house contains a restaurant and other facilities.

Notable residents[]

• Amor Vittone – musician
• Joost van der Westhuizen – Springbok rugbyplayer (d. 2017)
• Lebo M – composer
• Robert Marawa – sports anchor
• – radio personality
• – model and photographer

References[]

External links[]

• Dainfern Golf Estate
• Golfing in Dainfern^{[permanent dead link]}

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