Springs
Springs is a former independent city that is now part of the City of Ekurhuleni, based in the east of Johannesburg, in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It lies 50 km east of Johannesburg and 72 km southeast from Pretoria.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brakpan and KwaThema.
Brakpan
Town
KwaThema
Suburb
KwaThema is a township south-west of Springs in the district of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1951 when Africans were forcibly removed from Payneville because it was considered by the apartheid government to be too close to a white town. KwaThema is situated 5 km south of Springs.
Springs
- Type: Locality with 186,000 residents
- Location: Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.25° or 26° 15′ south
Longitude
28.4° or 28° 24′ east
Population
186,000
Elevation
1,630 metres (5,348 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA SPR
Open location code
5G5CQC22+22
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Springs” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Спрингс”
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