Randfontein
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.: 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.
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| Coordinates: 26°10′47″S 27°42′15″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| District | West Rand |
| Municipality | Rand West City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 186.42 km2 (71.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,709 m (5,607 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 80,492 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 44.8% |
| • Coloured | 17.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 36.1% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 52.1% |
| • Tswana | 18.4% |
| • English | 7.6% |
| • Sotho | 5.1% |
| • Other | 16.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1759 |
| PO box | 1760 |
| Area code | 011 and 010 |
| Website | http://www.randfontein.gov.za |
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