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Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for Kruger's Town) is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 [2] by Marthinus Pretorius and Abner Cohen. [3] Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand , a need arose for a major town in the west of the reef.
A map of Gauteng, showing the West Rand District Municipality. The West Rand [1] is the urban western part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg conurbation.
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Munsieville is a township situated in the Krugersdorp area in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It grew out of the informal settlements inhabited by mine laborers on the outskirts of the original mining town of Krugersdorp. The township was established by ordinance 58 of 1903 of the Krugersdorp municipality and called "the native location".
The UV index for Johannesburg in summers is extreme, often reaching 14–16 due to the high elevation and its location in the subtropics. [67] Winter is the sunniest time of the year, with mild days and cool nights, dropping to 4.1 °C (39.4 °F) in June and July. The temperature occasionally drops to below freezing at night, causing frost ...
The municipal council consists of seventy-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.Thirty-nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-nine wards, while the remaining thirty-eight are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
Today Kruger is commemorated through the restored house of his birth near Bulhoek, his official residence in Pretoria (which is now the Kruger Museum), the simple cottage at Waterval Onder (Mpumalanga) where he lived before going into exile in Europe, the world-famous Kruger National Park and the name of the town Krugersdorp in Mogale City.
Gladysvale Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind Location in Gauteng Location Gauteng, South Africa Nearest city Krugersdorp, South Africa Coordinates 25°54′S 27°45′E / 25.900°S 27.750°E / -25.900; 27.750 Area Less than 200 square metres (2,200 sq ft) Established Incorporated into the Cradle of Humankind1999 Governing body Cradle of Humankind and private landowner Gladysvale ...