Ooster

Ooster is a locality in Randfontein Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,697 metres. Ooster is situated nearby to the locality Klein Elandsvlei, as well as near Loumarina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Randfontein and Mohlakeng.

Town

Randfontein is a gold mining town in the West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, 40 km 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. Randfontein is situated 6 km southeast of Ooster.

Suburb

Mohlakeng is a township west of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. Mohlakeng is situated 10 km southeast of Ooster.

Latitude

-26.15357° or 26° 9′ 13″ south

Longitude

27.64167° or 27° 38′ 30″ east

Elevation

1,697 metres (5,568 feet)

Open location code

5G59RJWR+HM

GeoNames ID

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