Magaliesburg

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Magaliesburg
The R24 forms the main road through Magaliesburg
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Coordinates: 26°00′31″S 27°32′46″E / 26.00861°S 27.54611°E / -26.00861; 27.54611
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
District	West Rand
Municipality	Mogale City
Area [1]
• Total	11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	6,363
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	91.8%
• Coloured	0.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	6.6%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tswana	59.3%
• Zulu	9.1%
• English	7.8%
• Afrikaans	4.8%
• Other	18.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1791
PO box	1739
Area code	014

Magaliesburg is a small town situated below the Witwatersrand mountain range in Gauteng, South Africa. The Magaliesberg mountain range is north and visible from town, hence the name "Magaliesburg". The mountains themselves are named after Kgosi Môgale Wa Môgale, a MoTswana chief of the BaPô ba Mogale clan. Burg is the Afrikaans name for Town and berg means mountain.