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Grootfontein

Grootfontein is a farm in , and has an elevation of 1,589 metres. Grootfontein is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Duduza and Tsakane.

Suburb
is a township west of Nigel on the , , . It was established in 1964 when Africans were resettled from Charterston because it was considered by the apartheid government to be too close to a white town. is situated 4½ km southwest of Grootfontein.

Suburb
Tsakani, formally known as , is a township located in , , . It was established during the early 1960s due to Apartheid's segregationist policies and was formally founded as a designated area. is situated 8 km west of Grootfontein.

Town
is a small gold mining town in Province, , south-east of . The town is at the south-eastern edge of the and the . is situated 8 km south of Grootfontein.

Grootfontein

Latitude
-26.35768° or 26° 21′ 28″ south
Longitude
28.44731° or 28° 26′ 50″ east
Elevation
1,589 metres (5,213 feet)
Open location code
5G5CJCRW+WW
Geo­Names ID
999415
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