Westonaria
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Westonaria
Westonaria shown within South Africa |
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| Coordinates: 26°19′4″S 27°39′2″E / 26.31778°S 27.65056°ECoordinates: 26°19′4″S 27°39′2″E / 26.31778°S 27.65056°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| District | West Rand |
| Municipality | Westonaria |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,441 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001)[1] | |
| • Black African | 43.7% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 54.9% |
| First languages (2001)[1] | |
| • Afrikaans | 47.4% |
| • Tswana | 11.7% |
| • Xhosa | 10.5% |
| • Sotho | 9.3% |
| • Other | 21.1% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
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.
Town some 45 km west of Johannesburg and 18 km south of Randfontein. It was formed in 1948 by the amalgamation of the townships Venterspost, proclaimed in 1937, and Westonaria, proclaimed in 1938. At first called Venterspost; the name was changed to Westonaria when municipal status was attained in 1952. The name is a homophone of ‘western area’, after the township developing company Western Areas Ltd.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Westonaria". Census 2001.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 473.
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