West Rand District Municipality

The West Rand District Municipality is one of the districts of the province of , that covers the area, with the exception of .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Rand and Venterspos.

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The is the urban western part of the that is functionally merged with the conurbation. This area became settled by Europeans after a gold-bearing reef discovered in 1886 and sparked the gold rush that gave rise to the establishment of Johannesburg.

Suburb
is a town in West Rand District Municipality in the province of . It was proclaimed in 1937. is situated 7 km east of West Rand District Municipality.

West Rand District Municipality

Latitude
-26.2457° or 26° 14′ 44″ south
Longitude
27.5554° or 27° 33′ 19″ east
Population
755,000
Elevation
1,681 metres (5,515 feet)
Open location code
5G59QH34+P5
Geo­Names ID
8347381
Wiki­data ID
Q1789890
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Satellite Map

Discover West Rand District Municipality from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“West Rand District Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Wes-Rand”
  • Afrikaans: “Wesrand-distriksmunisipaliteit”
  • Bulgarian: “Западен Ранд”
  • Cebuano: “West Rand District Municipality”
  • Chinese: “West Rand Khu-he̍k Chū-tī-thé”
  • Chinese: “西兰德”
  • Chinese: “西兰德区”
  • Chinese: “西兰德区级市镇”
  • Chinese: “西蘭德區自治市”
  • Dutch: “West Rand District Municipality”
  • Dutch: “West Rand”
  • Estonian: “West Randi ringkond”
  • French: “District de West Rand”
  • French: “West Rand”
  • German: “West Rand District Municipality”
  • German: “West Rand”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik West Rand”
  • Italian: “Municipalità distrettuale di West Rand”
  • Japanese: “ウェストランド”
  • Japanese: “ウェストランド郡”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “West Rand Khu-he̍k Chū-tī-thé”
  • Novial: “West Rand”
  • Pedi: “Mmasepala Setereke tša West Rand”
  • Polish: “Dystrykt West Rand”
  • Polish: “West Rand”
  • Russian: “Западный Ранд”
  • Russian: “Уэст-Ранд”
  • Slovenian: “Distriktna občina”
  • Slovenian: “West Rand District Municipality”
  • Slovenian: “West Rand”
  • Swahili: “West Rand”
  • Ukrainian: “Вест-Ранд”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ رینڈ ڈسٹرکٹ میونسپلٹی”

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