Modderfontein (East Rand)
Modderfontein | |
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| Coordinates: 26°05′04″S 28°10′01″E / 26.0845°S 28.1669°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.83 km2 (10.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 131 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 83.2% |
| • White | 16.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1609 |
| PO box | 1645 |
Modderfontein is a small town on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. It began as a mining town adjacent to the Mud River, hence its name which is Afrikaans for "mud spring" or "fountain". It is located in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, adjacent to Kempton Park in the neighbouring City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.