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A map of Gauteng, showing the West Rand District Municipality. The West Rand [1] is the urban western part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg conurbation. This area became settled by Europeans after a gold-bearing reef discovered in 1886 and sparked the gold rush that gave rise to the establishment of ...
This is a list of cities and towns in Gauteng Province, ... West Rand District Municipality: ... Map showing municipalities https: ...
DC48. The West Rand District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa West Rand; Afrikaans: Wesrand-distriksmunisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase West Rand; Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa West Rand) [1] is one of the districts of the Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort.
Map of the municipalities in Gauteng. Gauteng province of South Africa is divided, ... West Rand District Municipality: DC48 Randfontein: 4,087 838,594 205.2
Randfontein is a gold mining town in the West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, 40 km (25 mi) west of Johannesburg.With the Witwatersrand gold rush in full swing, mining financier JB Robinson bought the farm Randfontein and, in 1889, floated the Randfontein Estates Gold Mining Company.
Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for Kruger's Town) is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 [2] by Marthinus Pretorius and Abner Cohen. [3] Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west of the reef. The government bought part of the Paardekraal farm and named the ...
English: Map of district boundaries in South Africa, as they will be after the municipal elections of 18 May 2011, with the West Rand District Municipality highlighted in red within Gauteng in yellow.
Map key Name Code Province Seat ... West Coast District Municipality ... 436,403 14.0 48: West Rand District Municipality: DC48: Gauteng: Randfontein: 4,087 838,594 ...