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About Springs, Gauteng, South Africa

Springs is a city on the East Rand in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. It lies 50 km east of Johannesburg. The name of the city derives from the large number of springs in the area; it has a population of more than 200,000.

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Currently, Springs is one of the industrial centers of the Witwatersrand. Mining has been replaced by the manufacturing and engineering industries of economic importance; products of the region include processed metals, chemicals, paper and foodstuffs. The only Kelloggs factory in South Africa is situated in Springs. Springs is also the home to Impala Platinum's precious and base metal refineries.

PAM Brink Stadium is a sports stadium currently used for soccer and rugby. Springs is currently part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality that includes much of the East Rand.

Springs had been divided during the Apartheid era into the middle and upper income white suburbs around the city centre, the Indian area of Bakerton east of the CBD, while blacks were relocated to KwaThema, southwest of the CBD. This divide has faded since democracy, with mixed races in all areas. The influx of poor black families has given rise to informal settlements near all of the industrial areas, which has been blamed for higher crime rates and falling property prices.

Springs boasts a lovely Country Club where you can enjoy a relaxing game of golf. The Carnival City Casino and entertainment world has something for the whole family from Slot machines, Card tables to Restaurants and games.

History of Springs

The original 7 km² farm on which the city of Springs was later to be built, The Springs, was surveyed in 1883. Coal was discovered in the area in 1887 and three years later the Transvaal Republic's first railway was built to carry coal from the East Rand coalfields to the gold mines of the Witwatersrand.

Gradually, especially after coal was discovered further east in South Africa in Witbank, the Springs collieries were closed. In the meanwhile, however, gold had also been discovered in the area. A village was laid out in 1904 and in 1908 the first gold mining began. Springs was granted municipal status in 1912. By the late 1930s, there were eight gold mines near Springs, making it the largest single gold-producing area in the world.

Springs Climate

Springs is in the Gauteng region and so enjoys a moderate climate with hot summer months and icy cold winter months. The rainfall is usually found during the summer months as heavy thunderstorms.

Towns and Suburbs of the Gauteng province of South Africa

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