Wes-Rand
Wes-Rand is a railway station in Mogale City, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,747 metres. Wes-Rand is situated nearby to the suburb Munsieville, as well as near Kagiso.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Krugersdorp and Hoërskool Monument.
Krugersdorp
Railway station
Photo: Leo za1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Krugersdorp is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km east of Wes-Rand.
Hoërskool Monument
School
Hoërskool Monument is a parallel medium strictly Afrikaans as a first language high school situated in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa. The cultural activities offered by the school include choir, debate, public speaking, Junior United Nations, Miss Monnas, orators, and revue. Hoërskool Monument is situated 3½ km northeast of Wes-Rand.
Paardekraal Monument
Monument
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Paardekraal Monument is situated in Krugersdorp, South Africa. The monument commemorates the original site of vow made by Transvaal Boers on 13 December 1880, prior to the armed rebellion known as First Boer War, when they vowed to regain their independence from the British Empire. Paardekraal Monument is situated 3½ km northeast of Wes-Rand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Krugersdorp and Munsieville.
Krugersdorp
Krugersdop is a town in South Africa's Gauteng province to the west of Johannesburg. Krugersdorp has a modern business centre and shopping malls alongside many smaller shops, schools, and necessary amenities.
Munsieville
Suburb
Munsieville is a township situated in the Krugersdorp area in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It grew out of the informal settlements inhabited by mine laborers on the outskirts of the original mining town of Krugersdorp. Munsieville is situated 4 km north of Wes-Rand.
Kagiso
Suburb
Kagiso is a township situated at the southern end of the Mogale City Local Municipality, just south of Krugersdorp in Gauteng Province, South Africa. The word kagiso means peace in Tswana. Kagiso is situated 6 km southeast of Wes-Rand.
Wes-Rand
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “West Rand”
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Mogale City, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.1119° or 26° 6′ 43″ southLongitude
27.74861° or 27° 44′ 55″ eastElevation
1,747 metres (5,732 feet)Network
Metrorail GautengOpen location code
5G59VPQX+6COpenStreetMap ID
node 9165523930OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
940431Wikidata ID
Q124425212
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to French—“Wes-Rand” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Wes-Rand”
- French: “gare de Wes-Rand”
- French: “Wes-Rand”
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