Sharpeville

Sharpeville is a township situated between two large industrial cities, and , in southern , . Sharpeville is one of the oldest of six townships in the Vaal Triangle.
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  • Suburb
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,469 metres (4,820 feet)
  • …is also known as “Sharpville”
  • Description: township in Gauteng, South Africa

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sharpeville Human Rights Precinct.
The is a historical…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boipatong and Vanderbijlpark.
is a township in , . is situated 3 km northwest of Sharpeville.
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is an industrial city with… is situated 4½ km southwest of Sharpeville.
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is a city in the southern part of province on the banks of the Vaal river.

Sharpeville

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Latitude
-26.685° or 26° 41′ 6″ south
Longitude
27.87583° or 27° 52′ 33″ east
Open location code
5G598V7G+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262715995
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
956162
Wiki­data ID
Q1422014

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Sharpeville” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Sharpeville”
  • Catalan: “Sharpeville”
  • Chinese: “沙佩维尔”
  • Danish: “Sharpeville”
  • Dutch: “Sharpeville”
  • Esperanto: “Sharpeville”
  • Estonian: “Sharpeville”
  • French: “Sharpeville”
  • Galician: “Sharpeville”
  • German: “Sharpeville”
  • Italian: “Sharpeville”
  • Japanese: “シャープビル・シックス”
  • Japanese: “シャープビル”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sharpeville”
  • Norwegian: “Sharpeville”
  • Pedi: “Sharpeville”
  • Portuguese: “Sharpeville”
  • Serbian: “Шарпвил”
  • Slovenian: “Sharpeville”
  • Southern Sotho: “Sharpeville”
  • Spanish: “Sharpeville”
  • Swedish: “Sharpeville”
  • Urdu: “شارپ ویل”
  • Xhosa: “Sharpeville”
  • Zulu: “Sharpeville”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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