Carletonville
Merafong | |
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Coordinates: 26°21′29″S 27°23′53″E / 26.35806°S 27.39806°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
District | West Rand |
Municipality | Merafong City |
Established | 1960 |
Area | |
• Total | 35.14 km2 (13.57 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 23,000 |
• Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 70.1% |
• Coloured | 0.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.3% |
• White | 27.4% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 24.9% |
• Xhosa | 19.8% |
• Tswana | 13.2% |
• Sotho | 13.2% |
• Other | 28.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2499 |
PO box | 2500 |
Area code | 018 |
Carletonville is a town in Gauteng and the seat of the Merafong City Local Municipality in the West Rand District Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, just north of the richest gold-mining area in the world. At 3,749 m, Western Deep Levels holds the record for the world's deepest gold mine.