East Rand
E916796
East Rand is an industrial and mining-intensive region to the east of Johannesburg in South Africa’s Gauteng province, known for its gold refineries and urban townships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Rand canonical | 10 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metropolitan area
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| contains |
Actonville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alberton NERFINISHED ⓘ Benoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Boksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Brakpan NERFINISHED ⓘ Daveyton NERFINISHED ⓘ Edenvale NERFINISHED ⓘ Germiston NERFINISHED ⓘ Katlehong NERFINISHED ⓘ Kempton Park NERFINISHED ⓘ KwaThema NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel NERFINISHED ⓘ Reiger Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Springs NERFINISHED ⓘ Tembisa NERFINISHED ⓘ Thokoza NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsakane NERFINISHED ⓘ Vosloorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
heavy industry
ⓘ
logistics ⓘ manufacturing industry ⓘ mining ⓘ retail ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
chemical industry
ⓘ
gold refineries ⓘ steel fabrication ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
N12 highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
N17 highway NERFINISHED ⓘ O. R. Tambo International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ R21 freeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName | East Rand of the Witwatersrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold mining
ⓘ
gold refineries ⓘ industrial activity ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ urban townships ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ Sotho NERFINISHED ⓘ Zulu ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gauteng
ⓘ
east of Johannesburg ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Witwatersrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMunicipality | Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.