Krugersdorp (
Afrikaans for
Kruger's town) is a mining city in the
West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 by
Marthinus Pretorius. Following the discovery of gold on the
Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west of the reef. The government bought part of the Paardekraal farm and named the new town after the
Transvaal president,
Paul Kruger. Krugersdorp no longer has a separate municipal government after it was integrated into
Mogale City Local Municipality along with surrounding towns. It is now the seat of government for Mogale City.