Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. It was laid out in 1887 to serve the surrounding gold mines, and named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked Boksburg to all the other major mining towns on the Witwatersrand and the Angelo Hotel (1887) was used as a staging post. A map of Gauteng, showing the East Rand. ... Categories: South Africa stubs | Provinces of South Africa | Gauteng Province ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Capital Pretoria Created 1857 - Independence 1881 - Boer Rebelion Dissolved 1877 - 1st British Annexation 1900 - Formal Annexation Official language Dutch (Afrikaans more common) This article is about the former country in Africa. ... Witwatersrand is a low mountain range which runs through Gauteng in South Africa. ...

The Mining Commissioner Montague White built a large dam which, empty for years, was dubbed White's Folly until a flashflood in 1889 silenced detractors. The 150,000 square metre dam is now the Boksburg Lake, and is surrounded by lawns, trees, and terraces. A railway was built to link Boksburg to Johannesburg in 1890. Montague Eric White (21 January 1908 - 21 June 1970) was an English professional cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm fast-medium bowler who played 34 times for Worcestershire between 1931 and 1934. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ...

Boksburg is now part of the Ekhuruleni Metropolitan Municipality, that includes much of the East Rand. Ekurhuleni Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa. ...

Trivia

• Transvaal President Paul Kruger owned a farm here called Geduld.
• Boksburg is the birthplace of Gerrie Coetzee, known as "the Boksburg Bomber", former WBA heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
• Popular liberation fighter Chris Hani was assassinated outside his Dawn Park, Boksburg home in 1993 and is buried in the town.
• Boksburg is a hot spot for severely modified economy cars and drag races.
• In Boksburg it is legal to marry your own sister or mother.
• In Boksburg, one can castrate a man by kicking his sister on the chin.

Flag of Transvaal For the Russian theme park, see Transvaal Park. ... Paul Kruger Stephanus Johannes Paul Kruger (10 October 1825 – 14 July 1904), fondly known as Oom Paul (Afrikaans for Uncle Paul) was a prominent Boer resistance leader against British rule and president of the Transvaal Republic in South Africa. ... Gerhardus Christian Coetzee (born August 4, 1955 in Boksburg), better known as Gerrie Coetzee, is a South African former boxer. ... World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called Western Boxing, pugilism, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with... Chris Hani, born Martin Thembisile Hani (June 28, 1942 – April 10, 1993) was the leader of the South African Communist Party and Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

External links

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Coordinates: 26°13′S 28°15′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...