Western Township
Western Township is a locality in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,703 metres. Western Township is situated nearby to the suburb Discovery, as well as near the city Roodepoort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kloofendal Nature Reserve.
Kloofendal Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Kloofendal Nature Reserve is a municipal nature reserve in Roodepoort, South Africa. It is one of the first nature reserves in Johannesburg. It is also recognized as the place where gold was first mined in Johannesburg. Kloofendal Nature Reserve is situated 3½ km north of Western Township.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soweto and Dobsonville.
Soweto
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soweto is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Soweto is an increasingly popular destination for travellers from around the world, and is home of the Nelson Mandela National Museum.
Dobsonville
Suburb
Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, which are suburbs of Soweto on its southern border. Dobsonville is situated 7 km south of Western Township.
Weltevredenpark
Suburb
Weltevredenpark is a suburb of Roodepoort, South Africa adjacent to Johannesburg. It is situated roughly between Beyers Naudé Drive and Hendrik Potgieter Road. Weltevredenpark is situated 7 km northeast of Western Township.
Western Township
- Type: Locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.16667° or 26° 10′ southLongitude
27.88333° or 27° 53′ eastElevation
1,703 metres (5,587 feet)Open location code
5G59RVMM+88GeoNames ID
940359
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