Rayton
Place in Gauteng, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rayton is a town in North-Eastern Gauteng which started out as a tin shack mining town on the farm Elandshoek. During its boom days the town served the needs of thousands of diggers and prospectors working for the Schiller, Montrose and Dunmore mining companies. A mini diamond rush sparked by Sir Thomas Cullinan's discovery of a kimberlite diamond pipe (which has since been named Cullinan Diamond Mine) nearby is what caused the town to boom.
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Rayton | |
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Coordinates: 25°44′22″S 28°31′44″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Tshwane |
Area | |
• Total | 145.99 km2 (56.37 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 8,166 |
• Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 37.5% |
• Coloured | 1.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 60.7% |
• Other | 0.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 58.6% |
• Northern Sotho | 11.1% |
• English | 7.8% |
• S. Ndebele | 4.0% |
• Other | 18.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1001 |
PO box | 1001 |
Area code | 012 |
Website | www.rayton.co.za |
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