Roodepoort
Roodepoort is a farm in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,629 metres. Roodepoort is situated nearby to the suburb Lenasia South, as well as near the locality Elandsfontein.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tolstoy Farm.
Tolstoy Farm
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Tolstoy Farm was an ashram initiated and organised by Mohandas Gandhi during his South African movement. At its creation in 1910 the ashram served as the headquarters of the campaign of satyagraha against discrimination against Indians in Transvaal, where it was located. Tolstoy Farm is situated 3 km west of Roodepoort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenasia South and Ennerdale.
Ennerdale
Town
Ennerdale is a town in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa. Ennerdale was declared as a coloured group area under the apartheid regime. Ennerdale is situated 5 km south of Roodepoort.
Lenasia
Town
Photo: WaseemLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lenasia, also known as Lenz, is a suburb south of Soweto in the Gauteng province, South Africa, originally created to house Indians. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Lenasia is situated 6 km north of Roodepoort.
Roodepoort
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.37178° or 26° 22′ 18″ southLongitude
27.84257° or 27° 50′ 33″ eastElevation
1,629 metres (5,344 feet)Open location code
5G59JRHV+72GeoNames ID
960408
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