Place:West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa

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NameWest Rand
Alt namesWes-Randsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates26.117°S 27.75°E
Located inGauteng, South Africa
Also located inTransvaal, South Africa    
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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West Rand District Municipality[1] is one of the districts of Gauteng province of South Africa, that covers the West Rand area, with the exception of Roodepoort (which is part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality). The seat of the district municipality is Randfontein. The most spoken language among its population of 820,995 is Tswana (2011 census). The district code is CBDC8.

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