Protea

Protea is a locality in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,579 metres. Protea is situated nearby to the locality Chiawelo, as well as near the suburb Mapetla.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Avalon Cemetery and Protea Glen Mall.

Avalon Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Steamhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Avalon Cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in South Africa. It was opened in 1972, during the height of apartheid, as a graveyard exclusively for black people.

The Protea Glen Mall is a shopping mall in Protea Glen, in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, which opened in September 2012. Built at a cost of approximately R360-380 million, the mall is located at the intersection of R558 and Protea Boulevard in the centre of Protea Glen, and has over 90 tenants. Protea Glen Mall is situated 3 km west of Protea.

Lenasia Stadium

Stadium

The Lenasia Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Lenasia, Johannesburg South, South Africa. The ground was used regularly by Transvaal from 1973 until 1991. Lenasia Stadium is situated 3½ km south of Protea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Protea Glen and Lenasia.

Protea Glen

Suburb

Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents. Protea Glen is situated 3 km northwest of Protea.

Lenasia

Town

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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 4 km southwest of Protea.

Zola

Suburb

Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there. Zola is situated 5 km north of Protea.

Protea

Type: Locality
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.2861° or 26° 17′ 10″ south

Longitude

27.84099° or 27° 50′ 28″ east

Elevation

1,579 metres (5,180 feet)

Open location code

5G59PR7R+H9

GeoNames ID

963946

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