Germiston
kwaDukathole (Zulu) | |
|---|---|
 The Central Business District of Germiston | |
  Germiston  Germiston | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′4″S 28°10′2″E / 26.21778°S 28.16722°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
| Established | 1886[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143.27 km2 (55.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,620 m (5,310 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 255,863 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 62.3% |
| • Coloured | 2.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.0% |
| • White | 31.3% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 24.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 16.6% |
| • Zulu | 16.6% |
| • Xhosa | 9.4% |
| • Other | 33.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1401 |
| PO box | 1400 |
| Area code | 011 |
Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole,[3] is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. It functions as the municipal seat of Ekurhuleni, hosting the municipal council and administration.
Originally a mining town established in 1886 at the start of the Witwatersrand Gold Rush, Germiston has since developed into one of the largest manufacturing, trucking and railway hubs in Africa, and is a major centre of the South African steel industry.
- ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Germiston". Census 2011.
- ^ Doke, C.M (1972). ZULU-ENG LISH DICTIONARY (in English and Zulu). JOHANNESBURG: WITWATERSRAND UNIVERSITY PRESS. p. 171. ISBN 0 85494 027 8.