West Rand

The West Rand 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.
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West Rand

Latitude
-26.236° or 26° 14′ 10″ south
Longitude
27.563° or 27° 33′ 47″ east
Open location code
5G59QH77+H5
Wiki­data ID
Q7986320
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“West Rand” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “西蘭德”
  • Chinese: “韦斯特兰德”
  • Slovenian: “West Rand”
  • Turkish: “Wes-Rand”

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