Krugersdorp West
District of Krugersdorp
in West Rand District Municipality of Gauteng, South Africa
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Lanseria Airport (14 mi) - Grand Central Airport (24 mi)
- Rand Airport (26 mi)
- OR Tambo International Airport (29 mi)
- Wonderboom Airport (41 mi)
- Potchefstroom Airport (59 mi)
- Morningside Farm Airport (60 mi)
- Pilanesberg International Airport (64 mi)
- Vredefort Dome (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -26.086 and 27.775 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -26° 5' 8" and E 27° 46' 30"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rand - ZAR
- Spoken languages:
- Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 05:48 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:10 am and 5:38 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 20.784 and -156.023 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ka'eleku - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Krugersdorp West
The district Krugersdorp West of Krugersdorp in West Rand District Municipality (Gauteng) is located in South Africa about 37 mi south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Randfontein, Westonaria, Riverlea, Johannesburg and Carletonville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 74 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 32% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 25% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
27°C (80 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
25°C (77 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
26°C (78 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Forum Homini Boutique Hotel
Victorian Guest House
EnGedi Guesthouse
Magaliqua Guest House
Crystal Rose Lodge
African Sky Bed and Breakfast
Meerkatplaats Guesthouse and B&B
CRADLE BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Videos from this area
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Pilanesberg South Africa (Sun City)
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Kilo:Welcome to the Gunshow Episode 1
Ons ontmoet vir Kilo en sy Boetie Duime, 4 maande voor die Zombie Apocalypse... Ons verwelkom hom in Krugersdorp sowel as die Wes Rand.. Sy avonture begin nou eers.
Operation Cleanup Teaser Youtube
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South African Expeditions Hunting 1
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White Lions Attack!
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Cradle of Humankind
The Cradle of Humankind is a World Heritage Site first named by UNESCO in 1999, about 50 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Gauteng province. This site currently occupies 47,000 hectares; it contains a complex of limestone caves, including the Sterkfontein Caves, where the 2.3-million year-old fossil Australopithecus africanus was found in 1947 by Dr. Robert Broom and John T. Robinson.
Hector Pieterson Museum
The Hector Pieterson Museum is a large museum located in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, two blocks away from where Hector Pieterson was shot and killed. The museum is named in his honour. It became one of the first museums in Soweto when it opened in 16 June 2002. A companion museum nearby is Mandela House, the former home of Nelson Mandela and his family, which has been run as a museum since 1997.
Swartkrans
Swartkrans is a location in South Africa, around 20 miles from Johannesburg. Swartkrans is a farm near to Sterkfontein, notable for being extremely rich in archaeological material, particularly hominid remains. It was purchased by the University of the Witwatersrand in 1968. The oldest deposits present at the site are believed to be between 1.8 and 2 million years old. Some of the earliest evidence of controlled use of fire by humans can be found at Swartkrans.
Monash University, South Africa campus
Monash University's South Africa campus was opened in 2001. It was the first foreign university established in South Africa. It is located on a 100 hectare site in Ruimsig in north-west Johannesburg, in the province of Gauteng. It has been described by one high-ranking Australian official as Australia's most significant partnership with Africa in any sphere. The student mix at Monash South Africa is diverse.
Wonder Cave (Kromdraai, Gauteng)
The Wonder Cave, in Kromdraai, Gauteng, South Africa, is the third-largest cave chamber in the country, and is believed to be about 2.2 billion years old. The single chamber has an area of 46000 square metres, and is 125 metres long and 154 metres wide. It was discovered in the late 19th century by miners who dynamited and excavated limestone for the making of cement. Mining stopped during the Second Boer War, and never resumed.
Little Foot
"Little Foot" is the nickname given to an extraordinarily complete fossil hominin skeleton found in 1994–1998 in the cave system of Sterkfontein, South Africa.
Aloe Ridge Game Reserve
Aloe Ridge Game Reserve is a game reserve and conservation park in central Gauteng province in north-east South Africa, lying some 15 kilometres directly north-east of the Sterkfontein caves. Located near Mulder's Drift it protects white rhino, buffalo, hippo, and many antelope and rare bird species. The reserve also has a Zulu craft centre and is open to tourists.
Amakhosi Stadium
Amakhosi Stadium is the planned future home venue of South African football (soccer) club Kaizer Chiefs. The new stadium, will be part of a greater sports precinct being developed in Krugersdorp, roughly 40 km West from the central part of Johannesburg. Initially the sports precinct was planned not only to host Kaizer Chiefs and the Kaizer Chiefs Youth Development Programme, but also to include a: cricket field, rugby stadium, sports hotel, and a retail shopping centre.
Maponya Mall
Maponya Mall is a shopping centre in Soweto, South Africa. The 65,000 square-metre development cost R650m to build and officially opened in September 2007. The mall is owned by South African entrepreneur and property developer, Richard Maponya under The Maponya group in partnership with Investec and ZenProp property holdings.
Mandela House
The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as the Mandela House, is the house in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, that former South African president Nelson Mandela lived in from 1946 to 1962. It is located at number 8115, at the corner of Vilakazi and Ngakane streets, as short distance up the road from the home of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Mandela donated the house to the Soweto Heritage Trust (of which he is the founder) on 1 September 1997, to run as a museum.
Tarlton International Raceway
Tarlton International Raceway is a drag racing strip just outside Krugersdorp in South Africa.
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
The Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden (previously known as the Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden) is a 300 hectares botanical reserve in Roodepoort near Johannesburg. Formally established in 1982, it is one of the youngest of South Africa's National Botanical Gardens, but the site where it is located has been popular with visitors for many decades before that. The garden is home to a well known pair of Verreaux's Eagles that nest in the Roodekrans ridge which intersects the reserve.
Leratong Hospital
Leratong Hospital is a hospital in Mogale City, Johannesburg, South Africa. The hospital won numerous awards including one for being "baby-friendly".
Dobsonville Stadium
Dobsonville Stadium, commercially known as the Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is mostly used for football matches, but is also equipped with an athletics track. It is the home ground of Moroka Swallows, a football club which plays in the Premier Soccer League. It was also utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after being renovated in 2009 and brought up to FIFA standards.
These districts also belong to Krugersdorp.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Krugersdorp.
- Pienaarville
- Munsieville
- Rant-En-Dal
- Breaunanda
- Thulani
- Alsef AH
- Zola
- Naledi
- Meadowlands Zone 3
- Zondi
- Mapetla
- Molapo
- Orlando West
- Pimville Zone 7
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Krugersdorp.