Coordinates: 26°20′49″S 27°22′55″E / 26.347°S 27.382°E / -26.347; 27.382

Oberholzer

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Oberholzer
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CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
DistrictWest Rand
MunicipalityMerafong City
Area
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 • Total
4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
5,397
 • Density1,310/km2 (3,390/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African35.8%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.9%
 • White61.7%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans55.4%
 • Tswana12.3%
 • English10.8%
 • Sotho8.6%
 • Other12.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2499
PO box
2502

Oberholzer is a town in West Rand District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The town is 85 km south-west of Johannesburg, just north-west of Carletonville.

History

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Laid out on the farm Wonderfontein, it was proclaimed in March 1939 and named after the owner of the farm, Hendrik Oberholzer.[2]

The town of Oberholzer is situated in the constituency of Carletonville & there are no distinct boundaries separating Oberholzer from Carletonville. Together, they make one city.[3]

References

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