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Boksburg
Boksburg , city (1991 pop. 195,905), Gauteng, NE South Africa. It is an important coal-mining center. Some gold mining is still carried on. Manufactures include railroad equipment, electrical and metal goods, clay products, canned foods, and refined petroleum. Boksburg, founded in 1887 as the administrative center of the East Rand, is the second oldest town on the Witwatersrand . |
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Boksburg
Boksburg, Gauteng/South Africa Named ‘Bok's Town’ after Willem Eduard Bok (1846–1904), the Dutch‐born secretary of state of South Africa (1884–8).
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Boksburg." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Boksburg." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Boksburg.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Boksburg." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Boksburg.html |
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