Modderfontein (East Rand)

Modderfontein
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Coordinates: 26°05′04″S 28°10′01″E / 26.0845°S 28.1669°E / -26.0845; 28.1669
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Area [1]
• Total	27.83 km2 (10.75 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	131
• Density	4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	83.2%
• White	16.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1609
PO box	1645

Modderfontein is a small town on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. It began as a mining town adjacent to the Mud River, hence its name which is Afrikaans for "mud spring" or "fountain". It is located in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, adjacent to Kempton Park in the neighbouring City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.