Westonaria
Westonaria | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 26°19′4″S 27°39′2″E / 26.31778°S 27.65056°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| District | West Rand |
| Municipality | Rand West City |
| Established | 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,259 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 65.5% |
| • Coloured | 1.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 31.9% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 28.8% |
| • Xhosa | 16.6% |
| • Sotho | 14.0% |
| • Tswana | 13.4% |
| • Other | 27.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1779 |
| PO box | 1780 |
| Area code | 011 |
| Website | http://westonaria.co.za/ |
Westonaria is a town in the west of Gauteng province of South Africa. It is situated in the Rand West City Local Municipality, part of the West Rand District Municipality. During the apartheid era, Africans lived outside town in Bekkersdal. The town is some 45 km west of Johannesburg and 18 km south of Randfontein.