Orange Farm is a township located approximately 45 km 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.
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What is Orange Farm known for?
Orange Farm is a rapidly growing township with great infrastructural developments each year. The township has a large main clinic (Stretford Clinic) and several minor clinics.
Is Orange Farm a rural or urban settlement?
semi-rural
The Orange Farm community is a semi-rural, undeveloped area 40km South of Johannesburg. The township is one of the largest informal settlements in South Africa, with most estimates giving a population of 1 million people.
What is the unemployment rate in Orange Farm?
Most of the people use trains to get to work. 35% of the residents are unemployed.
How many extensions does Orange Farm have?
Orange Farm has six extensions – 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 – and all have the necessary services, such as electricity, metered water, sanitation and a sewage system. Geographically displaced from the business districts of greater Joburg, Orange Farm is largely a marginalised dormitory residential area.