Germiston

Germiston is in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Germiston is situated near the factory Rand Refinery, as well as near the railway station India.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rand Refinery and Rand Airport.

Rand Refinery

Factory

Rand Refinery Limited is the world's largest integrated single-site precious metals refining and smelting complex. It was established in 1920 to refine gold within South Africa, which had previously been refined in London. Rand Refinery is situated 310 metres west of Germiston.

Rand Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Nolween, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rand Airport is an airport in Germiston, South Africa. It was constructed in the 1920s as the main airport for Johannesburg, but the city outgrew it and replaced the airport with Palmietfontein Airport in 1948. Rand Airport is situated 2½ km south of Germiston.

Germiston Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Bohemian Revolution, Public domain.

Germiston Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Germiston, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for rugby matches and track events. Germiston Stadium is the home stadium of Germiston Simmer Rugby Club and Germiston Football Club. Germiston Stadium is situated 2 km southeast of Germiston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Germiston and Primrose.

Germiston

Town

Photo: PretoriaTravel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. Germiston is situated 2½ km southeast of Germiston.

Primrose

Suburb

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Primrose is a suburb of Germiston in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa. It is an old residential area built in the early 1900s, in response to the gold rush. Primrose is situated 4 km north of Germiston.

Bedfordview

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bedfordview is an affluent suburb in western Ekurhuleni, sharing an administrative boundary with the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. Bedfordview is situated 5 km north of Germiston.

Germiston

Type: Industry
Location: Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.21875° or 26° 13′ 8″ south

Longitude

28.15573° or 28° 9′ 21″ east

Open location code

5G5CQ5J4+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 482016054

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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