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Klerksdorp, City of Matlosana, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, Province of North West, South Africa


Alternative Names:Gorad Klerksdorp, KXE, Klerksdorp, ke lai ke si duo pu, Горад Клерксдорп, Клерксдорп, 克萊克斯多普
Type:Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:City of Matlosana Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Region:City of Matlosana, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, Province of North West, South Africa
Latitude:26° 51' 7" S
Longitude:26° 40' 0" E
Lat/Long (dec):-26.85213,26.66672
Köppen climate type:BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Population:178,921 (2012)
Mindat Feature ID:989921
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:989921:6
GUID:368ef4c8-ffef-48ef-a7fd-0e702ad513c2
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Klerksdorp, City of Matlosana Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South Africa26° 52' 0" S26° 40' 0" E1.6km (1.0 miles)
Buffelsfontein gold mine, Stilfontein, City of Matlosana Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South Africa26° 51' 51" S26° 44' 34" E7.7km (4.8 miles)
Buffelsdoorn Gold Mine, Klerksdorp, City of Matlosana Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South Africa26° 53' 47" S26° 46' 58" E12.5km (7.8 miles)
Stilfontein Mine, Klerksdorp, City of Matlosana Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South Africa26° 49' 36" S26° 48' 59" E15.1km (9.4 miles)
Vaal Reefs Mine, Moqhaka Local Municipality, Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State, South Africa26° 57' 51" S26° 46' 55" E16.9km (10.5 miles)
Tau Lekoa Mine, Klerksdorp, City of Matlosana Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South Africa26° 59' 44" S26° 36' 33" E16.9km (10.5 miles)
Moab Khotsong Mine, Moqhaka Local Municipality, Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State, South Africa26° 58' 45" S26° 46' 53" E18.1km (11.3 miles)
Machavie gold mine, Potchefstroom, JB Marks Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South Africa26° 40' 26" S26° 52' 17" E28.4km (17.6 miles)
Bobbejaan cave, Potchefstroom, JB Marks Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South Africa26° 44' 53" S27° 7' 21" E46.7km (29.0 miles)
Roodekraal farm, Potchefstroom, JB Marks Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South Africa26° 48' 6" S27° 11' 8" E51.8km (32.2 miles)
Bothaville, Nala Local Municipality, Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State, South Africa27° 22' 0" S26° 37' 0" E57.4km (35.7 miles)
Stukpan Complex, Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State, South Africa27° 23' 52" S26° 50' 28" E63.1km (39.2 miles)
Pilanesbergite type locality, Ledig village area, Pilanesberg Alkaline Ring Complex, Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa27° 20' 47" S27° 3' 56" E67.7km (42.1 miles)
Gestoptefontein Farm, Ottosdal, Tswaing Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa26° 43' 58" S25° 59' 40" E68.0km (42.3 miles)
Vredefort, Ngwathe Local Municipality, Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State, South Africa27° 0' 17" S27° 22' 5" E71.6km (44.5 miles)
Voorspoed Mine, Kroonstad, Moqhaka Local Municipality, Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State, South Africa27° 23' 22" S27° 11' 28" E79.2km (49.2 miles)
Crown Mine, Kroonstad, Moqhaka Local Municipality, Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State, South Africa27° 27' 2" S27° 6' 50" E79.9km (49.7 miles)
Kusasalethu Mine, Carletonville, Western Sector, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 27' 14" S27° 21' 33" E81.8km (50.8 miles)
Otavi quarry, Vredefort impact structure, Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State, South Africa26° 52' 40" S27° 32' 19" E86.6km (53.8 miles)
Blyvooruitzicht Mine, Western Sector, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 22' 59" S27° 22' 57" E88.2km (54.8 miles)
Mponeng Mine, West Wits, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 26' 9" S27° 25' 50" E88.9km (55.2 miles)
Western Deep Levels 1 Mine, Western Sector, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 24' 59" S27° 25' 0" E88.9km (55.2 miles)
Western Deep Levels 3 Mine, Merafong City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 24' 57" S27° 25' 38" E89.8km (55.8 miles)
Orange Free State coalfield, Free State, South Africa27° 37' 58" S26° 54' 40" E90.1km (56.0 miles)
Oberholzer, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 21' 1" S27° 23' 0" E90.5km (56.2 miles)
Driefontein Mine, Carletonville, Western Sector, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 24' 3" S27° 25' 46" E90.9km (56.5 miles)
Carletonville, Western Sector, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 21' 29" S27° 23' 53" E91.1km (56.6 miles)
Lichtenburg, Ditsobotla Local Municipality, Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West, South Africa26° 8' 59" S26° 10' 0" E92.6km (57.5 miles)
West Wits, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 21' 0" S27° 30' 0" E99.9km (62.1 miles)
Kroonstad, Moqhaka Local Municipality, Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State, South Africa27° 38' 59" S27° 13' 59" E104.9km (65.2 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South AfricaCountry
North West, South AfricaProvince
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South AfricaDistrict
City of Matlosana Local Municipality, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West, South AfricaMunicipality
Transvaal, South AfricaProvince
Witwatersrand goldfield, South AfricaMining Region

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
South Africa, North West, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, City of Matlosana211.7.39.169.0.0
South Africa, North West, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, City of Matlosana, 17211.7.39.169.3460.0
 
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