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Germiston (jûr`mĭstən), city (1991 pop. 171,541), Gauteng, NE South Africa, on the Witwatersrand Witwatersrand [Afrik.,=white water ridge] or the Rand, region, Gauteng (formerly a part of Transvaal), South Africa. The area, which forms the watershed between the Vaal and Olifants rivers, is c.
..... Click the link for more information. . The chief industries are gold mining and processing and the manufacture of liquid oxygen; other chemicals, machinery, textiles, and clothing are also produced. Germiston is South Africa's most important railroad hub. Germiston a city in South Africa, southeast of Johannesburg: industrial centre, with the world's largest gold refinery, serving the Witwatersrand mines. Pop.: 139 721 (2001) Germiston a city, in Transvaal Province, Republic of South Africa. Located in Witwatersrand region. Population, 197,000 (1968, not including suburbs). Inhabited primarily by Africans and mulattoes; there are 65,200 Europeans. Germiston is a satellite city of Johannesburg. It is an important railroad and air-transportation junction. Railroad repair shops and a gold-refining plant are located there. It also has chemical, metalworking, glass, garment, food-processing, and cotton-ginning industries. Germiston is the site of a technical college. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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