Randfontein, Gauteng

Randfontein
Randfontein Town Hall
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Coordinates: 26°10′47″S 27°42′15″E / 26.17972°S 27.70417°E / -26.17972; 27.70417Coordinates: 26°10′47″S 27°42′15″E / 26.17972°S 27.70417°E / -26.17972; 27.70417
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
District	West Rand
Municipality	Rand West City
Established	1890
Area
• Total	186.42 km2 (71.98 sq mi)
Elevation	1,709 m (5,607 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	80,492
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	44.8%
• Coloured	17.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	36.1%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	52.1%
• Tswana	18.4%
• English	7.6%
• Sotho	5.1%
• Other	16.8%
Postal code (street)	1760
PO box	1760
Area code	011
Website	http://www.randfontein.gov.za

Randfontein is a gold mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, 40 km (25 mi) west of Johannesburg. With the Witwatersrand gold rush in full swing, mining financier JB Robinson bought the farm Randfontein and, in 1889, floated the Randfontein Estates Gold Mining Company. The town was established in 1890 to serve the new mine and was administered by Krugersdorp until it became a municipality in 1929. Apart from having the largest stamp mill in the world (used in early paper making for preparing the pulp), Randfontein, like many of the other outlying areas of Johannesburg, is essentially a rural collection of farms and small holdings in a particularly beautiful part of Gauteng.

As of 2011, Randfontein has a population of 149,286, which incorporates Mohlakeng and Toekomsrus. (In 2001, the population was 128,731.) The average elevation of the town is 1709m above sea level. The total municipal area, after recent restructuring, is 475km2 (183 sq mi).

Randfontein Estates has the largest stamp mill in the world, with 600 stamps.

Road: The R28 is a regional route connecting Krugersdorp with Vereeniging that passes through Randfontein (called Main Reef Road through central Randfontein) while the R41 connects Randfontein with Johannesburg. The R559 connects the R28 with the R558 at Lenasia.

Air: Randfontein is served by two international airports, namely the OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park 80 km (50 mi) and Lanseria International Airport 41 km (25 mi) in the fast-developing area of Lanseria to the northwest of Johannesburg.