Brakpan
Brakpan is a mine in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,616 metres. Brakpan is situated nearby to the suburb Wattville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Brakpan
Town
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Brakpan is a mining town on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa, approximately 38 kilometres east of Johannesburg. Brakpan is situated 5 km northeast of Brakpan.
Wattville
Suburb
Wattville is a township south of Benoni in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1941, and by 1948, 400 houses were built on 34 hectares. Wattville is situated 6 km northwest of Brakpan.
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 7 km southeast of Brakpan.
Brakpan
- Type: Mine
- Category: industry
- Location: Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.26667° or 26° 16′ southLongitude
28.33333° or 28° 20′ eastElevation
1,616 metres (5,302 feet)Open location code
5G5CP8MM+88GeoNames ID
1016190
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