Tsakane
Tsakani, formally known as Tsakane, is a township located in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established during the early 1960s due to Apartheid's segregationist policies and was formally founded as a designated area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
- Also known as: “People who is burning up the malls and breaking into the shopping centres” and “Tsakane mall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pholosong Hospital.
Pholosong Hospital
Hospital
Pholosong Hospital is located in Tsakane, Gauteng, South Africa. The hospital serves a population of 900,000 from Tsakane, Kwa-Thema and Duduza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duduza and KwaThema.
Duduza
Suburb
Duduza is a township west of Nigel on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1964 when Africans were resettled from Charterston because it was considered by the apartheid government to be too close to a white town. Duduza is situated 4 km southeast of Tsakane.
KwaThema
Suburb
KwaThema is a township south-west of Springs in the district of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1951 when Africans were forcibly removed from Payneville because it was considered by the apartheid government to be too close to a white town. KwaThema is situated 7 km north of Tsakane.
Tsakane
- Categories: South African township and locality
- Location: Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.35694° or 26° 21′ 25″ southLongitude
28.37167° or 28° 22′ 18″ eastElevation
1,644 metres (5,394 feet)Open location code
5G5CJ9VC+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 262717987OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Tsakane” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Tsakane”
- Bulgarian: “Цакане”
- Cebuano: “Tsakane”
- Estonian: “Tsakane”
- French: “Tsakane”
- Pedi: “Tsakane”
- Swedish: “Tsakane”
- Turkish: “Tsakane”
- Xhosa: “Tsakane”
- Zulu: “Tsakane”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tsakane Shopping Centre and Ekurhuleni Customer Care Centre, Tsakane.
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