Parktown

Parktown is a wealthy suburb of , , and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including , Parkwood, , Parktown North, and Forest Town.
Wikipedia
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  • Suburb
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,723 metres (5,653 feet)
  • Description: suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa

Places of Interest

Highlights include Endstead and Johannesburg Planetarium.
is a historic house in Parktown…
Soul Train, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a planetarium owned…
The Heritage Portal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The precinct is the seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Richmond and Braamfontein.
is a small, centrally located suburb…
is a central suburb of …
NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an residential neighbourhood of , , .

Parktown

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Latitude
-26.18167° or 26° 10′ 54″ south
Longitude
28.02778° or 28° 1′ 40″ east
UN/LOCODE
ZA ZEG
Open location code
5G5CR29H+84
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262721888
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
966190
Wiki­data ID
Q7138733

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Parktown” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Parktown”
  • Armenian: “Փարքթաուն”
  • Asturian: “Parktown”
  • Bavarian: “Parktown”
  • Catalan: “Parktown”
  • Chinese: “公園城”
  • Chinese: “帕克敦”
  • Dutch: “Parktown”
  • French: “Parktown”
  • German: “Parktown”
  • Pedi: “Parktown”
  • Persian: “پارکتاون”
  • Romanian: “Parktown”
  • Russian: “Парктаун”
  • Tumbuka: “Parktown”
  • Urdu: “پارک ٹاؤن”
  • Zulu: “IParktown”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kenefick Park Backyard Cricket Stadium and Falkland Park.

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