Germiston

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city industrial city

Germiston is an industrial city in South Africa’s Gauteng province, historically known as a major gold-mining and manufacturing center on the East Rand.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → industrial city →
climate	subtropical highland climate →
continent	Africa →
country	South Africa →
currency	South African rand →
developedBecauseOf	gold mining on the Witwatersrand →
drivingSide	left →
economicSector	engineering → logistics → manufacturing → metalworking →
formerProvince	Transvaal →
foundedInPeriod	late 19th century →
governingBody	Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Council →
hasAirportNearby	O. R. Tambo International Airport →
hasAreaCode	011 →
hasFunction	administrative seat of Ekurhuleni →
hasInfrastructure	industrial zones → major railway workshops → road transport hub →
hasLandmark	Germiston City Hall → Germiston Lake → Rand Refinery →
hasPostalCodeRange	1400–1428 →
historicalRole	gold-mining center → manufacturing center →
knownFor	gold refinery → heavy industry → railway junction →
languageMajority	Afrikaans → English → Sotho → Zulu →
locatedIn	East Rand → Gauteng →
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Greater Johannesburg →
locatedNear	Alberton → Bedfordview → Boksburg → Johannesburg →
locatedOn	East Rand →
partOf	Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality →
railNetwork	Transnet Freight Rail →
region	Gauteng province →
timeZone	South African Standard Time →
utcOffset	+2 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gauteng →	containsCity