Editing Vaal Triangle (section)

{{wikidatacoord}}{{short description|Urban area near Johannesburg, South Africa}}
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[[File:Vaal Triangle.png|thumb|Map of the Vaal Triangle region showing the geographic demarcation]]
The '''Vaal Triangle''' is a [[triangle|triangular]] area formed by [[Vereeniging]], [[Vanderbijlpark]] and [[Sasolburg]] about 60&nbsp;km south of [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Kim |date=2021-04-28 |title=Explore the Vaal Triangle {{!}} Joburg Guide |url=https://joburg.co.za/explore-the-vaal-triangle/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Joburg.co.za |language=en}}</ref> The area forms a substantial urban complex. [[Meyerton, Gauteng|Meyerton]], just north of Vereeniging, is also sometimes included in the complex,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meyerton |url=https://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsga/meyerton.php |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.sa-venues.com}}</ref> and residents of [[Sharpeville]], [[Boipatong]], [[Bophelong]], the greater [[Sebokeng]] area (including [[Evaton]]), [[Three Rivers (Vereeniging)|Three Rivers]], [[Heidelberg, Gauteng|Heidelberg]] and [[Deneysville]] also generally tend to consider themselves to live in the Vaal Triangle.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} The area straddles the [[Vaal River]] and is a major industrial region, which is home to former Iron and Steel Corporation [[Mittal Steel South Africa|Iscor]], now ArcelorMittal South Africa, and [[Sasol]], respectively the [[steel]] and [[petrochemical]] processing facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://arcelormittalsa.com/Whoweare/OurHistory.aspx |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=arcelormittalsa.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Operations / Locations {{!}} |url=https://www.sasol.com/about-sasol/regional-operating-hubs/southern-africa-operations/sasolburg-operations/operations |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.sasol.com}}</ref>