Welkom, the dynamic, pulsing heart of the goldfields, is one of the few completely preplanned cities in the world. It not only features beautiful parks, green suburbs and spacious, modern business centres, but is also one of the safest cities for motorists in the world. There are no traffic lights and very few stop streets. Welkom is a fast-growing and wealthy industrial city and its inhabitants boast the highest per capita income in the country. Welkom's citizens have an abundance of entertainment - cinemas, drive-in theatres, discos, a variety of restaurants and a library. It was transformed from barren veld into an attractive city in less than 20 years. The various mine evaporation dams and pans on the outskirts of the city attract a prolific bird life.
