Carletonville

For other places with the same name, see Carletonville (disambiguation).
Carletonville
Carletonville

 Carletonville shown within Gauteng

Coordinates: 26°21′29″S 27°23′53″E / 26.35806°S 27.39806°E / -26.35806; 27.39806Coordinates: 26°21′29″S 27°23′53″E / 26.35806°S 27.39806°E / -26.35806; 27.39806
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
District West Rand
Municipality Merafong City
Established 1960
Area[1]
  Total 35.14 km2 (13.57 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 23,000
  Density 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 70.1%
  Coloured 0.9%
  Indian/Asian 1.3%
  White 27.4%
  Other 0.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Afrikaans 24.9%
  Xhosa 19.8%
  Tswana 13.2%
  Sotho 13.2%
  Other 28.9%
Postal code (street) 2499
PO box 2500
Area code 018

Carletonville is a gold-mining town in western Gauteng, South Africa. It is one of the richest gold-producing areas in the world. At 3,749 m, Western Deep Levels is one of the world's deepest mines.

Developed by various mining companies from 1937 onwards, the town which was named after the long-serving mining director of Consolidated Gold Fields, Guy Carleton Jones was not officially incorporated until 1959.

The Elandskraal mine, site of a 3 October 2007 collapse, is located in Carletonville.

Carletonville is currently part of the Merafong City Local Municipality.

Famous people from Carletonville

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