Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa
E50474
Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa is a town in the Gauteng province known historically as a gold-mining and industrial center and recognized internationally as the birthplace of actress Charlize Theron.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Gauteng
ⓘ
surface form:
Gauteng province
|
| birthplaceOf | Charlize Theron ⓘ |
| climate | subtropical highland climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| demographics | racially and linguistically diverse population ⓘ |
| economicRegion | East Rand industrial belt ⓘ |
| economy |
manufacturing
ⓘ
mining ⓘ services ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formerPoliticalEntity | South African Republic ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Council ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
primary schools
ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dams
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
engineering
ⓘ
manufacturing plants ⓘ metalworking ⓘ |
| hasRecreation | water sports on local lakes ⓘ |
| historicalProvince | Transvaal ⓘ |
| industrialHistory | developed around gold-mining activities on the Witwatersrand ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold mining
ⓘ
industrial center ⓘ |
| language |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ekurhuleni
ⓘ
surface form:
East Rand
Gauteng ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Boksburg
ⓘ
Brakpan ⓘ Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Johannesburg
Springs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ekurhuleni
ⓘ
surface form:
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
|
| partOfUrbanArea |
Central Rand
ⓘ
surface form:
Witwatersrand conurbation
|
| postalCountry | ZA ⓘ |
| railway | connected to Johannesburg area rail network ⓘ |
| region |
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area
|
| regionType | mining town ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
connected to N12 highway
ⓘ
connected to R23 road ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| transport | served by road network of East Rand ⓘ |
| urbanType | suburban town ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +2 ⓘ |
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