Viljoensdrif
Viljoensdrif is a coal-mining village 8 km south of Vereeniging and part of the Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vereeniging and Sharpeville.
Vereeniging
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Vereeniging is a city in southern part of Gauteng province on the banks of the Vaal river. The city is one of the most important industrial manufacturing centres in South Africa, with its chief products being iron, steel, pipes, bricks, tiles and processed lime.
Sharpeville
Suburb
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Sharpeville is a township situated between two large industrial cities, Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging, in southern Gauteng, South Africa. Sharpeville is one of the oldest of six townships in the Vaal Triangle. Sharpeville is situated 7 km northwest of Viljoensdrif.
Vanderbijlpark
Town
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Vanderbijlpark is an industrial city with approximately 95,000 inhabitants, situated on the Vaal River in the south of Gauteng province, South Africa. The city is named after Hendrik van der Bijl, an electrical engineer and industrialist. Vanderbijlpark is situated 9 km west of Viljoensdrif.
Viljoensdrif
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Metsimaholo Local Municipality, Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.73454° or 26° 44′ 4″ southLongitude
27.92198° or 27° 55′ 19″ eastElevation
1,447 metres (4,747 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA VXDOpen location code
5G597W8C+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 262718388OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
943968Wikidata ID
Q3643575
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Southern Sotho—“Viljoensdrif” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Viljoensdrif”
- Asturian: “Viljoensdrif”
- Dutch: “Viljoensdrif”
- Estonian: “Viljoensdrif”
- Hakka Chinese: “Viljoensdrif”
- Pedi: “Viljoensdrif”
- Romanian: “Viljoensdrif”
- Southern Sotho: “Viljoensdrif”
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Notable Places Nearby
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