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Midrand is an area in central Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is situated between Centurion and Sandton and is part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Midrand was established as a municipality in 1981 (in an area known as Halfway House, after its position between Pretoria and Johannesburg), but ceased to be an independent town in the restructuring of local government that followed the end of apartheid in 1994. It was incorporated in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in 2000. It was made part of Region 2 and, as of 2006, when the number of regions was reduced to seven, it forms part of Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

The city is relatively modern, having experienced much growth in the last|date=February 2017}} decade. Many businesses have relocated there due to its proximity to good highway links and its location in the economic center of Gauteng Province. Midrand’s development has meant there is a little break between the outskirts of Johannesburg and those of Pretoria, and the Gauteng Provincial Government envisages that, according to current growth trends, much of the province will be a city by 2015.

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