Brakpan, industrial town in northeastern South Africa, in Gauteng Province. Brakpan is located in the Witwatersrand gold-mining region, near Johannesburg. Situated on a railroad, it contains ironworks and gold mines and is the site of a technical college. The town was formed in 1919. Population (1991) 49,740.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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