Springs is a former independent city that is now part of the City of Ekurhuleni, based in the east of Johannesburg (East Rand), in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It lies 50 km (31 mi) east of Johannesburg and 72 km (45 mi) southeast from Pretoria. Its name is probably derived from the large number of springs in the area, and its estimated population is more than 121,610 in 2011. It is situated at 1,628 m (5,341 ft) above sea level.
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During the apartheid-era, the city was racially segregated under the Group Areas Act. These consisted of middle and upper-income white suburbs around the city centre and the Indian area of Bakerton east of the CBD. A community of black Africans were living in a "black spot" of Springs known as Payneville. The Town Council ordered the creation of a new black township to relieve overcrowding in Payneville. In the 1950s, the residents were forcibly removed and relocated to the newly created, KwaThema, southwest of the CBD.
Springs has a high concentration of Art Deco architecture. After Miami in Florida, it has the highest number of small-scale Art Deco buildings in the world.
Nadine Gordimer, the first South African Nobel Laureate in Literature (1991), was born and raised in Springs.
From the Wikipedia article Springs, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Springs
- Brakpan3.4 km NW
- Benoni11 km NW
- Boksburg15 km W
- Etwatwa15 km N
- Nigel22 km S
- Germiston24 km W
- Edenvale28 km NW
- Alberton28 km W
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