Springs
E53070
Springs is an industrial and residential city on the East Rand in Gauteng, South Africa, historically known for gold mining and manufacturing.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
→
human settlement → |
| climate |
summer rainfall
→
temperate → |
| country | South Africa → |
| developedAs | mining town → |
| economyType | industrial → |
| elevation | approximately 1620 metres → |
| governingBody | Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Council → |
| hasCharacteristic | residential city → |
| hasFacility |
hospitals
→
schools → shopping malls → sports facilities → |
| hasFeature |
industrial zones
→
mining infrastructure → shopping centres → suburban residential areas → |
| hasTransport |
railway connections
→
road connections → |
| historicalActivity |
coal mining
→
deep-level gold mining → |
| historicalRegion | Transvaal → |
| industrialActivity |
chemical industries
→
engineering works → food processing → metal industries → textile production → |
| knownFor |
gold mining
→
manufacturing → |
| languageMajority |
Afrikaans
→
English → |
| locatedEastOf |
Johannesburg, South Africa
→
surface form:
Johannesburg
|
| locatedIn |
Ekurhuleni
→
surface form:
East Rand
Gauteng → Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area → Highveld → |
| locatedNear |
Johannesburg, South Africa
→
surface form:
Johannesburg
|
| locatedOn | Witwatersrand → |
| mineralResource |
coal
→
gold → |
| partOf |
Ekurhuleni
→
surface form:
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
|
| province | Gauteng → |
| railwayLine |
line to Johannesburg
→
line to Pretoria → line to Witbank → |
| region |
Ekurhuleni
→
surface form:
East Rand
|
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
→
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| utcOffset | +2 → |
Referenced by (2)
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