Westdene
Westdene is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Westdene lies between the historic suburb of Sophiatown and Melville with the Melville Koppies nature reserve to the north of the suburb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Johannesburg South Africa
- Also known as: “Westdene, Johannesburg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Helen Joseph Hospital and Westpark Cemetery.
Helen Joseph Hospital
Hospital
Helen Joseph Hospital is a public hospital based in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. Prior to 1997, it was known as the J.G. Strijdom Hospital. As a teaching hospital, its affiliated to the University of Witwatersrand's Medical School.
Westpark Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Hentie Joubert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Westpark Cemetery is a large cemetery in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the resting place of some of the country's well-known citizens. It is a non-denomination designated burial ground, and thus has Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Chinese burial areas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rossmore and Sophiatown.
Rossmore
Suburb
Rossmore is a suburb of Johannesburg, around 5 km northwest of City Hall. It borders Langlaagte to the north and Homestead Park. The name comes from the village of Paarlshoop, the oldest private township on the Witwatersrand.
Sophiatown
Suburb
Photo: ShiningWolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sophiatown, also known as Sof'town or Kofifi, is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sophiatown was a poor multi-racial area and a black cultural hub that was destroyed under apartheid.
Franklin Roosevelt Park
Suburb
Franklin Roosevelt Park is a north-western suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 8 km northwest of City Hall, north of Montgomery Park and southwest of Linden. Franklin Roosevelt Park is situated 3 km north of Westdene.
Westdene
Latitude
-26.175° or 26° 10′ 30″ southLongitude
27.99083° or 27° 59′ 27″ eastElevation
1,720 metres (5,643 feet)Open location code
5G59RXGR+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 262718714OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Dutch—“Westdene” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Westdene”
- Dutch: “Westdene”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Westdene”. Photo: Profberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.