Central address: 13 Topaas Cres, Noordheuwel, Krugersdorp, 1739, South Africa
Elevation: 1781.959
Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg
Latitude: 26° 5' 46.7592'' S
Longitude: 27° 48' 27.7056'' E
Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for Kruger's town) is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius. Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west of the reef. The government bought part of the Paardekraal farm and named the new town after the Transvaal president, Paul Kruger. Krugersdorp no longer has a separate municipal government after it was integrated into Mogale City Local Municipality along with surrounding towns. It is now the seat of government for Mogale City.
The latitude of Krugersdorp is -26.096322, and the longitude is 27.807696. Krugersdorp is a city is located at South Africa with the gps coordinates of 26° 5' 46.7592'' S and 27° 48' 27.7056'' E. The elevation of Krugersdorp is 1781.959, the time zone is Africa/Johannesburg.
Latitude | -26.096322 | Longitude | 27.807696 |
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Elevation | 1781.959 | DMS Lat | 26° 5' 46.7592'' S |
DMS Lng | 27° 48' 27.7056'' E | GeoHASH | ke7g8c2cykbzx |
UTM Zone | 35J | UTM Easting | 580768.351587692 |
UTM Northing | 7113398.82508624 | Time Zone | Africa/Johannesburg |
Country | South Africa | Country Code | 27 |