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instanceOf
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city
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industrial city
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climate
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warm summer, dry winter (Highveld climate)
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country
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South Africa
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countrySubdivision
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Gauteng
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surface form:
Gauteng Province
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distanceFromJohannesburg
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about 65 km south
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districtMunicipality
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Sedibeng District Municipality
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economicRole
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major steel production centre in South Africa
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formerMajorCompany
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Iscor
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foundedFor
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establishment of a steel industry town
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hasAreaCode
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016
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hasBridge
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Vaal River bridges connecting to Sasolburg
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hasIndustrialFacility
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ArcelorMittal
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surface form:
ArcelorMittal South Africa steelworks
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hasLandUse
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commercial
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industrial
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residential
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hasPostalCodeRange
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1900–1911
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hasPowerInfrastructure
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heavy industrial power supply network
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hasRecreation
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boating on the Vaal River
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fishing on the Vaal River
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hasRecreationalArea
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Vaal River waterfront
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hasShoppingCentre
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Vaal Mall
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hasTransport
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regional road network connecting to Johannesburg
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hasUniversityCampus
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North-West University Vaal Triangle Campus
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Vaal University of Technology
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knownFor
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engineering sector
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heavy industry
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large steel production facilities
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languageMajority
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Afrikaans
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English
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Sesotho
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locatedIn
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Gauteng
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Highveld
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surface form:
Highveld region
Gauteng
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surface form:
southern Gauteng
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locatedNear
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Sasolburg
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Vereeniging
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locatedOnRiver
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Vaal River
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municipality
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Emfuleni Local Municipality
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namedAfter
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Hendrik van der Bijl
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partOf
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Sedibeng District Municipality
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surface form:
Emfuleni Local Municipality
Vaal River industrial corridor
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Vaal Triangle
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previousProvince
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Transvaal
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primaryIndustry
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steel production
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province
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Gauteng
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timezone
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Central Africa Time
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surface form:
South African Standard Time
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utcOffset
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+2
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