Randburg

Randburg
Randburg
Coordinates	26 ° 6 ′  S , 28 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 26 ° 6 ′  S , 28 ° 0 ′  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	Gauteng
District	Johannesburg
height	1590 m
surface	168 km²
Residents	337,053 (2011)
density	2,006.5  Ew. / km²
founding	1959
Beverley Gardens, Randburg

Randburg is an administrative part of the metropolitan municipality City of Johannesburg in the South African province of Gauteng .

geography

The subdivision of Johannesburg's boroughs until 2006

Randburg is about ten kilometers northwest of central Johannesburg. Immediately to the east is the up-and-coming district of Sandton , which also includes Bryanston , north of Randburg . Randburg is also bordered by the districts of Rosebank in the southeast, Sophiatown in the south and Roodepoort in the west.

Randburg is around 168 square kilometers and has 337,053 inhabitants (as of 2011). According to the 2011 census, 46% of the residents were white and 37% black . Randburg residents have on average a higher income than the total population of the metropolitan municipality.

history

Randburg was formed in 1959 from 32 Johannesburg suburbs. A competition was held to find a name. "Randburg" refers to the short form "edge" of the Witwatersrand . Until the abolition of apartheid , only whites were allowed to live in Randburg. The city was a stronghold of the ruling National Party . In the 1990s there was a decline in the inner city area. In 1996 Randburg became part of the Northern Metropolitan Local Council , and in 2000 it became part of the Metropolitan Municipality of City of Johannesburg. Initially it belonged to Region 3, since 2006 to Region B. On July 7, 2007, the African part of the Live Earth Concert, which was held on all continents, took place in the Coca Cola Dome .

Economy and Infrastructure

The city is mainly used for residential purposes. There are numerous business centers.

The N1 trunk road with its western bypass leads west around Randburg. Other roads include the R512, which heads northwest to Brits . Randburg has no rail connection. A connection to the Gautrain route network is being discussed.

Personalities

• Jean Spies (* 1989), cyclist

Web links

• Randburg at sa-venues.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census , accessed June 26, 2016
2. ↑ ^{a b} Randburg at sa-venues.com (English), accessed on June 26, 2016
3. ↑ Description of the concerts at energie-umwelt-mensch.de , accessed on June 26, 2016
4. ↑ New Gautrain routes at gautrain.co.za (English), accessed on June 26, 2016