Germiston
kwaDukathole (Zulu) | |
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Coordinates: 26°13′4″S 28°10′2″E / 26.21778°S 28.16722°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
Established | 1886[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 143.27 km2 (55.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,620 m (5,310 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 255,863 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 62.3% |
• Coloured | 2.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 3.0% |
• White | 31.3% |
• Other | 1.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 24.3% |
• Afrikaans | 16.6% |
• Zulu | 16.6% |
• Xhosa | 9.4% |
• Other | 33.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1401 |
PO box | 1400 |
Area code | 011 |
Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole,[3] is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. It functions as the municipal seat of Ekurhuleni, hosting the municipal council and administration.