A map of Gauteng, showing the East Rand. Johannesburg is highlighted in red, and the West Rand is shown in light brown, with the East Rand in dark brown. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. West Rand is the name of the urban western part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg Conurbation.

The East Rand is the name of the urban eastern part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg conurbation. The Witwatersrand is a low sedimentary range of hills at an elevation of 1700-1800 metres above sea-level which runs in an east-west direction through Gauteng in The Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area is the name of the area surrounding the city of Johannesburg, in South Africa. A conurbation is an Urban area or Agglomeration comprising a number of Cities, large Towns and larger urban areas that through Population This area became settled by Europeans after a gold-bearing reef discovered in 1886 and sparked the gold rush that gave rise to the establishment of Johannesburg. The European peoples are the various Nations and Ethnic groups of Europe. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of Gold. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa.

The large black townships of the East Rand were the scene of heavy clashes between the African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party before the end of Apartheid. In South Africa, the term Township usually refers to the (often underdeveloped urban living areas that under Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions The Inkatha Freedom Party ( IFP) is a Political party in South Africa.

The region extends from Germiston in the west to Springs in the east, and south down to Nigel, and includes the towns of Alberton, Boksburg, Benoni, Brakpan, Kempton Park, Edenvale, and Bedfordview. This article is about Germiston in Gauteng South Africa For the Germiston in Scotland see Germiston Glasgow. Springs (26°15'S 28°26'E(5340 ft is a City in Gauteng province, South Africa and is part of the East Rand, now known as the Ekurhuleni Alberton may refer to Alberton Queensland, Australia Alberton South Australia, Australia Alberton Victoria Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. Benoni ( Hebrew: בֶּןאוֹנִי) is a City on the East Rand in the South African Province of Gauteng Brakpan is a Gold and Uranium mining town in Gauteng, South Africa. Kempton Park is a large town on the East Rand in Gauteng, South Africa, formerly in the Transvaal. Bedfordview is an affluent town on the East Rand in which is situated in Gauteng, South Africa.

As part of the restructuring of municipalities in South Africa at the time, the local governments of the East Rand were merged into a single municipality in 1999, called the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, meaning "place of peace. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, South "

Despite having a separate municipal government, like the West Rand, the East Rand is included in the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area. West Rand is the name of the urban western part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg Conurbation. The Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area is the name of the area surrounding the city of Johannesburg, in South Africa. To this end, the East Rand shares the same dialling code as Johannesburg (011 locally). South Africa has switched to a closed numbering system. As of 16 January 2007 it will be mandatory to dial the full 10 digit telephone number including the three-digit Area It is not uncommon for residents of the East Rand to work in Johannesburg proper and vice versa. The term economies of agglomeration is used in Urban economics to describe the benefits that firms obtain when locating near each other