Germiston, South Africa

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Germiston, South Africa is an industrial city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, historically known for its gold mining and manufacturing sectors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
cityStatusGranted 1950
climate subtropical highland climate
continent Africa
country South Africa
elevation approximately 1640 metres above sea level
formerProvince Transvaal
founded 1886
foundedBy August Simmer
John Jack
hasAirport Rand Airport
hasAreaCode 011
hasIndustry chemical industry
engineering
food processing
metalworking
steel
textiles
hasLake Germiston Lake
hasLandmark Germiston Lake civic precinct
Rand Refinery
hasPostalCodeRange 1401–1428
historicalEconomicBase gold mining on the Witwatersrand
isIndustrialCenterOf East Rand
isSeatOf Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
linked to: Ekurhuleni
knownFor gold mining
manufacturing industry
railway marshalling yards
languageMajority Afrikaans
English
Sotho languages
Zulu
locatedIn East Rand
Gauteng
locatedInMetropolitanArea Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area
locatedNear Alberton
Bedfordview
Boksburg
Johannesburg
locatedOn East Rand of Gauteng
linked to: East Rand
namedAfter Germiston in Glasgow, Scotland
partOf Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
linked to: Ekurhuleni
partOfRegion Witwatersrand
railwayFunction commuter rail junction
major freight marshalling yard
timeZone South African Standard Time
linked to: Central Africa Time
utcOffset +2

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Sydney Brenner placeOfBirth Germiston, South Africa
Helen Suzman placeOfBirth Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa
linked to: Germiston, South Africa