
Brakpan
South Africa
Brakpan: facts
At a glance
- Country: South Africa
- Region: Gauteng
- Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
- Population: approximately 305,692
- Coordinates: 26.2366° S, 28.3694° E
- Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
- Currency: Rand (ZAR)
- Distance to the capital, Pretoria: 58 km (36 mi), straight line
Getting there
- O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB): 16 km (10 mi), straight line
- Lanseria International Airport (HLA): 55 km (34 mi), straight line
- Mmabatho International Airport (MBD): 286 km (178 mi), straight line
Nearby
- Benoni: 7.2 km (4.5 mi)
- Boksburg: 11 km (7 mi)
- Etwatwa: 15 km (9 mi)
- Witfield: 17 km (11 mi)
- Germiston: 19 km (12 mi)
Sources
- Brakpan
Coming up in Brakpan
- 16 Dec 2026: Day of Reconciliation
- 24 Dec 2026: Christmas Eve
- 25 Dec 2026: Christmas Day
- 26 Dec 2026: Day of Goodwill
- 31 Dec 2026: New Year's Eve
- 1 Jan 2027: New Year's Day
- 2 Jan 2027: Tweede Nuwe Jaar
- 21 Feb 2027: Armed Forces Day
Guides to Brakpan
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