A map of the West Rand. Johannesburg is highlighted in red, and the East Rand is shown in light brown

West Rand is the name of the urban western part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg conurbation. 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. Map of the West Rand in Gauteng Province, South Afirca. ... Map of the West Rand in Gauteng Province, South Afirca. ... City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... A map of Gauteng, showing the East Rand. ... Witwatersrand is a low mountain range which runs through Gauteng in South Africa. ... City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities or towns which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ... This article is about the continent. ... It has been suggested that Gold bar be merged into this article or section. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... A California Gold Rush handbill A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. ...

The West Rand extends from Randfontein in the west to Roodepoort in the east, and includes the town of Krugersdorp. The areas of Carletonville and Westonaria are sometimes included as being part of the Far West Rand. The areas are economically linked to the city through the gold mining industry. Following the creation of the Johannesburg unicity in 1999, Roodepoort, which was traditionally always part of the West Rand, became part of Johannesburg municipality. After 1999, much of the area became part of the newly-formed West Rand District Muncipality[1]. Roodepoort is a city in Gauteng Province, South Africa. ... Krugersdorp is a mining city in the West Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Despite being a separate municipal area, like the East Rand, the West Rand is included in the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area. To this end, the West Rand shares the same dialling code as Johannesburg (011 locally). It is not uncommon for residents of the West Rand to work in Johannesburg proper and vice versa. A map of Gauteng, showing the East Rand. ... The Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area is the official name of the area surrounding the city of Johannesburg, in South Africa. ... The term Economies of agglomeration is used in urban economics to describe the benefits that firms obtain when locating near each other. ...