Orlando Dam
Orlando Dam is a reservoir in Gauteng, South Africa and has an elevation of 1,607 metres. Orlando Dam is situated nearby to the suburb Power Park, as well as near Klipspruit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orlando Power Station and Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
Orlando Power Station
Ruins
Photo: Tim giddings, Public domain.
Orlando Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station in Soweto, South Africa. The power station was commissioned at the end of the Second World War and served Johannesburg for over 50 years.
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital is a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the largest hospital in Africa and seventh largest hospital in the world.
Orlando East Library
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orlando East Public Library is the oldest library in Soweto in South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soweto and Dobsonville.
Soweto
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soweto is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Soweto is an increasingly popular destination for travellers from around the world, and is home of the Nelson Mandela National Museum.
Dobsonville
Suburb
Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, which are suburbs of Soweto on its southern border.
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 9 km west of Orlando Dam.
Orlando Dam
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.25627° or 26° 15′ 23″ southLongitude
27.92187° or 27° 55′ 19″ eastElevation
1,607 metres (5,272 feet)Open location code
5G59PWVC+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 29009433OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
967469
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