Krugersdorp
Sign in to saveKrugersdorp (Afrikaans for 'Kruger's Town') is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius and Abner Cohen. Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west of the reef. The government bought part of the Paardekraal farm and named the new town after the Transvaal president, Paul Kruger. Krugersdorp no longer has a separate municipal government after it was integrated into Mogale City Local Municipality along with surrounding towns. It is now the seat of government for Mogale City.
Key facts
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- Krugersdorp
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- Featherbrooke-landgoed, Krugersdorp.jpg
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- Featherbrooke estate in Krugersdorp
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- South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa
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- Country
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- South Africa
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- Province
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- Gauteng
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- District
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- West Rand
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- Municipality
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- Mogale City
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- Main Place
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- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1887
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- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 247.22
- Settlement.population_total
- 140643
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Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for 'Kruger's Town') is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius and Abner Cohen. Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west of the reef. The government bought part of the Paardekraal farm and named the new town after the Transvaal president, Paul Kruger. Krugersdorp no longer has a separate municipal government after it was integrated into Mogale City Local Municipality along with surrounding towns. It is now the seat of government for Mogale City.
==History== thumb|left|Town Hall in Krugersdorp
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