Brakpan

Brakpan is a mining town on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa, approximately 38 kilometres (23.6 mi) east of Johannesburg.

Brakpan
Town
Pentecost Protestant Church, Abramowitz Street, Brakpan
Brakpan
Brakpan
Brakpan
Coordinates: 26°14′07″S 28°22′12″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityEkurhuleni
Area
  Total182.81 km2 (70.58 sq mi)
Elevation
1,631 m (5,351 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total73,080
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African39.7%
  Coloured2.5%
  Indian/Asian4.1%
  White53.3%
  Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans47.2%
  English16.5%
  Zulu14.3%
  Sotho4.8%
  Other17.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1540
PO box
1540
Area code011
Websitehttp://www.brakpan-online.co.za/
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