Back إيست راند Arabic Rand de l'Est Catalan East Rand Spanish East Rand Portuguese East Rand Romanian East Rand Swahili கிழக்கு ராண்ட் Tamil مشرقی رانڈ Urdu East Rand Zulu
26°10′38″S 28°13′19″E / 26.17722°S 28.22194°E
East Rand | |
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Region | |
 From the top, left to right: O.R Tambo Int'l Airport, St Michael and All Angels Church, Germiston Central Business District, Old Boksburg Magistrates Office, Chris Hani Monument | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
The East Rand is a major urban area located in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is the urban eastern part of Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg conurbation. The region extends from Alberton in the west to Springs in the east, and south down to Nigel. It includes the towns of Bedfordview, Benoni, Boksburg, Brakpan, Edenvale, Germiston, Kempton Park, Linksfield and Modderfontein.[1] The East Rand is known as the transport hub of Johannesburg and includes Africa's largest and second busiest airport, OR Tambo International Airport.
After the end of apartheid, the municipal governments of the towns of the East Rand were combined (excluding Modderfontein and Linksfield), and eventually merged into a single administration: the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
- ^ Brown, Kim (20 August 2020). "Explore Johannesburg East & Ekurhuleni". Joburg.co.za. Retrieved 8 October 2022.