Alberton

Alberton

Alberton is a large residential town situated on the East Rand of the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The town was founded in 1904 and has now become a part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Alberton is known as a typical bedroom community, meaning that is it a community primarily residential in character, with most of its workers commuting to a nearby town suburb or city to earn their livelihood. Situated on the banks of the Natal Spruit close to the major urban centres of Johannesburg (15 kilometres) and Pretoria.

The only reason for Alberton's location is its proximity to the major population centre. It has large industrial areas, and has become a part of theEkurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, together with other towns such as Germiston, Bedfordview and Edenvale. There are several shopping centres, libraries, clinics, hospitals and entertainment facilities.

For other family entertainment, there are plenty of sporting facilities available, such as the Newmarket Race Course, and the Rietvlei Zoo Farm and Rietvlei Nature Reserve.

Over the years development sprawled out into adjacent areas, and today Alberton is made up of 18 suburbs: Alberante, Albermarle, Albertsdal, Alberton North, Alrode, Brackendowns, Brackenhurst, Eden Park, Florentia, Mayberry Park, Meyersdal, New Redruth, Palm Ridge, Randhart, Raceview, South Crest, Thokoza, and Verwoerdpark.