Vereeniging
Vereeniging | |
|---|---|
Dutch Reformed Church, Vereeniging | |
| Motto(s): Per Pacem Ad Industriam ("From peace to industry") | |
| Coordinates: 26°40′25″S 27°55′55″E / 26.67361°S 27.93194°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| District | Sedibeng |
| Municipality | Emfuleni |
| Established | 1892 |
| Area | |
• Total | 188.19 km2 (72.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,479 m (4,852 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 99,000 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 55.0% |
| • Coloured | 5.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 5.8% |
| • White | 33.1% |
| • Other | 1.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 34.9% |
| • Sotho | 26.2% |
| • English | 15.5% |
| • Zulu | 8.3% |
| • Other | 15.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1930 |
| PO box | 1939 |
| Area code | 016 |
Vereeniging (locally /fəˈrɪərnəxəŋ/ fə-REER-nə-khəng; Afrikaans pronunciation: [fəˈriənəχəŋ]) is a city located in the south of Gauteng province, South Africa, situated where the Klip River empties into the northern loop of the Vaal River. It is also one of the constituent parts of the Vaal Triangle region and was formerly situated in the Transvaal province. Vereeniging is the third largest city in Gauteng. The name Vereeniging is the Dutch word meaning "association", although the spelling has since changed to vereniging, with a single e.