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Vereeniging
Sign in to saveVereeniging ( ; ) is a city located in the south of Gauteng province, South Africa, situated where the Klip River empties into the northern loop of the Vaal River. It is also one of the constituent parts of the Vaal Triangle region and was formerly situated in the Transvaal province. The name Vereeniging is the Dutch word meaning "association", although the spelling has since changed to vereniging, with a single e.
Key facts
- Settlement.demographics1_title4
- White
- Settlement.demographics1_info4
- 33.1%
- Settlement.demographics1_title5
- Other
- Settlement.demographics1_info5
- 1.0%
- Settlement.demographics_type2
- First languages (2011)
- Settlement.demographics2_title1
- Afrikaans
- Settlement.demographics2_info1
- 34.9%
- Settlement.demographics2_title2
- Sotho
- Settlement.demographics2_info2
- 26.2%
- Settlement.demographics2_title3
- English
- Settlement.demographics2_info3
- 15.5%
- Settlement.demographics2_title4
- Zulu
- Settlement.demographics2_info4
- 8.3%
- Settlement.demographics2_title5
- Other
- Settlement.demographics2_info5
- 15.2%
- Settlement.timezone1
- SAST
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +2
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code (street)
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 99787
- Area
- 18819
- Elevation
- 1479
- Image
- Dutch Reformed Church Vereeniging-017.jpg
- Dialing code
- 016
- Motto
- Per Pacem Ad Industriam
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- inception
- 1892-01-01
- postal code
- 1930
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- Vereeniging
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- Second Boer War
- Post-Apartheid
- Flooding 2011
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- Education
- Tertiary institutions
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- Notable residents
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Vereeniging ( ; ) is a city located in the south of Gauteng province, South Africa, situated where the Klip River empties into the northern loop of the Vaal River. It is also one of the constituent parts of the Vaal Triangle region and was formerly situated in the Transvaal province. The name Vereeniging is the Dutch word meaning "association", although the spelling has since changed to vereniging, with a single e.
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