Randfontein

Randfontein
Randfontein Town Hall
Randfontein Town Hall
Randfontein is located in Gauteng
Randfontein
Randfontein
Randfontein is located in South Africa
Randfontein
Randfontein
Randfontein is located in Africa
Randfontein
Randfontein
Coordinates: 26°10′47″S 27°42′15″E / 26.17972°S 27.70417°E / -26.17972; 27.70417
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictWest Rand
MunicipalityRand West City
Area
 • Total186.42 km2 (71.98 sq mi)
Elevation
1,709 m (5,607 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total80,492
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African44.8%
 • Coloured17.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White36.1%
 • Other0.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans52.1%
 • Tswana18.4%
 • English7.6%
 • Sotho5.1%
 • Other16.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1759
PO box
1760
Area code011 and 010
Websitehttp://www.randfontein.gov.za

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. The town was established in 1890 to serve the new mine and was administered by Krugersdorp until it became a municipality in 1929.[2]: 292  Apart from having the largest stamp mill in the world, Randfontein, like many of the other outlying areas of Johannesburg, is essentially a rural collection of farms and small holdings in a particularly beautiful part of Gauteng.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Randfontein". Census 2011.
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