Sophiatown
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.
- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of 1,730 metres (5,676 feet)
- Description: suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Also known as“Sophiatown (Triomf)”“Triomf”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Union Stadium and Westbury Secondary School.
Union Stadium
Stadium
Union Stadium is a municipal multi-sports facility situated in Westbury, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Westbury Secondary School
School
Westbury Secondary School or Westbury High School…
Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
Hospital
Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is a maternity…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westdene and Claremont.
Westdene
Suburb
Westdene is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Claremont
Suburb
Claremont is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 9 km west-northwest of City Hall.
Rossmore
Suburb
Rossmore is a suburb of Johannesburg, around 5 km northwest of City Hall.
Sophiatown
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Latitude
-26.175° or 26° 10′ 30″ south
Longitude
27.97639° or 27° 58′ 35″ east
Open location code
5G59RXGG+2H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Sophiatown” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Sophiatown”
- Asturian: “Sophiatown”
- Chinese: “索菲亞鎮”
- Dutch: “Sophiatown”
- Esperanto: “Sophiatown”
- Finnish: “Sophiatown”
- French: “Sophiatown”
- German: “Sophiatown”
- Indonesian: “Sophiatown”
- Italian: “Sophiatown”
- Japanese: “ソフィアタウン”
- Pedi: “Sophiatown”
- Spanish: “Sophiatown”
- Tswana: “Toropo ya Sofia”
- Urdu: “سوفیا ٹاؤن”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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