Nigel, Gauteng

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Nigel
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Coordinates: 26°25′13″S 28°28′6″E / 26.42028°S 28.46833°E / -26.42028; 28.46833
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	Ekurhuleni
Area [1]
• Total	139.07 km2 (53.70 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	38,318
• Density	280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	44.9%
• Coloured	16.7%
• Indian/Asian	3.9%
• White	33.4%
• Other	1.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	43.5%
• Zulu	23.3%
• English	16.1%
• Sotho	5.3%
• Other	11.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1491
PO box	1490
Area code	011

Nigel is a small gold mining town in Gauteng Province, South Africa, south-east of Johannesburg. The town is at the south-eastern edge of the area known as the East Rand.