Germiston, city, northeastern South Africa, in Gauteng Province, near Johannesburg. It is an important rail hub and industrial center situated in the heart of the Witwatersrand, the country's rich gold-mining and manufacturing region. Gold is refined, and machinery, chemicals, mining explosives, fabricated steel, textiles, and railroad equipment are manufactured. Germiston grew rapidly after gold-mining operations began on the Witwatersrand in the 1880s. Population (1991) 134,005.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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