Westonaria

Westonaria
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Coordinates: 26°19′4″S 27°39′2″E / 26.31778°S 27.65056°E / -26.31778; 27.65056
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
District	West Rand
Municipality	Rand West City
Established	1948
Area [1]
• Total	12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	10,259
• Density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	65.5%
• Coloured	1.4%
• Indian/Asian	1.0%
• White	31.9%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	28.8%
• Xhosa	16.6%
• Sotho	14.0%
• Tswana	13.4%
• Other	27.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1779
PO box	1780
Area code	011
Website	http://westonaria.co.za/

Westonaria is a town in the west of Gauteng province of South Africa. It is situated in the Rand West City Local Municipality, part of the West Rand District Municipality. During the apartheid era, Africans lived outside town in Bekkersdal. The town is some 45 km west of Johannesburg and 18 km south of Randfontein.