Bhongwem

Bhongwem is a locality in Randfontein Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,733 metres. Bhongwem is situated nearby to the suburb Azaadville, as well as near Greenhills.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Azaadville and Randfontein.

Suburb

Azaadville is a town in South Africa located in Mogale City in the West Rand region of Gauteng province of South Africa. Azaadville is situated 3 km east of Bhongwem.

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 3½ km west of Bhongwem.

Suburb

Rietvallei is a township west of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located at the southern end of the Mogale City Local Municipality in the West Rand District Municipality, just south-west of Kagiso. Rietvallei is situated 5 km southeast of Bhongwem.

Latitude

-26.16656° or 26° 9′ 60″ south

Longitude

27.7268° or 27° 43′ 37″ east

Elevation

1,733 metres (5,686 feet)

Open location code

5G59RPMG+9P

GeoNames ID

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