Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Westonaria is a town in the west of Gauteng province of South Africa . It is situated in the Rand West City Local Municipality , part of the West Rand District Municipality . During the apartheid era, Africans lived outside town in Bekkersdal . The town is some 45 km west of Johannesburg and 18 km south of Randfontein .
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It was formed in 1948 by the amalgamation of the townships Venterspost, proclaimed in 1937, and Westonaria, proclaimed in 1938.[ 2] First called Venterspost, the name was changed to Westonaria when municipal status was attained in 1952.[ 2] The name is a homophone of ‘western area’, after the township developing company Western Areas Ltd.[ 3]
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