Carletonville
Merafong | |
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  Carletonville  Carletonville  Carletonville | |
| 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.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Carletonville". Census 2011.