Sasolburg urban area
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Sasolburg urban area is an industrial and residential region in South Africa’s Free State province, known primarily for its petrochemical industry and association with the town of Sasolburg.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial region
ⓘ
residential area ⓘ urban area ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sasolburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| developedAround | Sasol petrochemical complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentDrivenBy | petrochemical investment ⓘ |
| economicDependency | Sasol operations ⓘ |
| economicRole | regional industrial hub ⓘ |
| governingBody | Metsimaholo Local Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
air pollution from industry
ⓘ
industrial emissions ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large industrial plants
ⓘ
planned residential suburbs ⓘ supporting commercial services ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
electricity-intensive industrial facilities
ⓘ
rail connections for freight ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
commercial
ⓘ
industrial ⓘ residential ⓘ |
| industrialSector |
chemicals
ⓘ
energy ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy industry
ⓘ
petrochemical industry ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| languageSignificant | Sesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fezile Dabi District Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Free State province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern bank of the Vaal River ⓘ |
| majorEmployer | Sasol Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Vanderbijlpark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vereeniging NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vaal Triangle region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | mixed industrial and service workforce ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
manufacturing
ⓘ
petrochemical production ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalDistance | approximately 150 km from Bloemfontein ⓘ |
| region | Highveld of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| transportConnection |
R57 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
R59 freeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanType | company town origin ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
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