Westonaria, Gauteng
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Westonaria is a close-knit conurbation
of ten suburban townships with 156,598 inhabitants in the west of Gauteng
province of South Africa
. It is situated in the Westonaria Local Municipality
in West Rand
. During the apartheid era, blacks lived outside town in Bekkersdal
.
Conurbation
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area...
of ten suburban townships with 156,598 inhabitants in the west of Gauteng
Gauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It is situated in the Westonaria Local Municipality
Westonaria Local Municipality
Westonaria Local Municipality is a local municipality in West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa.The mining industry represents the largest employment sector in the municipality. The unemployment rate is approximately 30%. In 2007, 34% of households had access to piped water inside...
in West Rand
West Rand District Municipality
The West Rand District Municipality is one of the districts of Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort. The seat of the district municipality is Randfontein. The most spoken language of its 744 168 people is Setswana...
. During the apartheid era, blacks lived outside town in Bekkersdal
Bekkersdal, Gauteng
Bekkersdal is a township situated 7 km east of Westonaria and 14 km south of Randfontein in the Gauteng province. It was established in 1945 to house Africans who worked in town and at the surrounding gold mines. In 1983 the township was granted municipal status....
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