Informal Settlement
Informal Settlement is a residential area in Merafong City, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mponeng Gold Mine.
Mponeng Gold Mine
Industrial building
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mponeng is an ultra-deep tabular gold mine in South Africa in the Witwatersrand Basin of the Gauteng Province. Previously known as Western Deep Levels No1 Shaft, the mine began operations in 1986. Mponeng Gold Mine is situated 2½ km south of Informal Settlement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carletonville and Oberholzer.
Carletonville
Town
Carletonville is a town in Gauteng and the seat of the Merafong City Local Municipality in the West Rand District Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, just north of the richest gold-mining area in the world. Carletonville is situated 7 km northwest of Informal Settlement.
Oberholzer
Suburb
Oberholzer is a town in West Rand District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The town is 85 km south-west of Johannesburg, just north-west of Carletonville. Oberholzer is situated 9 km northwest of Informal Settlement.
Fochville
Suburb
Fochville is a farming and mining town located in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is part of the Merafong City Local Municipality, which also includes Kokosi, Carletonville and Khutsong. Fochville is situated 9 km southeast of Informal Settlement.
Informal Settlement
Latitude
-26.41786° or 26° 25′ 4″ southLongitude
27.43798° or 27° 26′ 17″ eastOpen location code
5G59HCJQ+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1107152291OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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Highlights include Leslie Williams Memorial Hospital and Blyvooruitzicht Gold Club (Abandoned).
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