Orlando
Orlando is a township in the urban area of Soweto, South Africa. The township was founded in 1931 and named after Edwin Orlando Leake, mayor of Johannesburg from 1925 to 1926. It is divided in two main areas: Orlando West and Orlando East.- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
- Also known as: “Orlando, Soweto”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orlando Amstel Arena and Mandela House.
Orlando Amstel Arena
Stadium
Photo: 2010 World Cup - Shine 2010, CC BY 2.0.
Orlando Stadium, officially known as Orlando Amstel Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg, in Gauteng province in South Africa.
Mandela House
Museum
Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as Mandela House, is the house on Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962.
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. Dobsonville is situated 4½ km west of Orlando.
Claremont
Suburb
Claremont is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 9 km west-northwest of City Hall. Under the old municipal borders, it was one of the westernmost suburbs of the city and bordered Roodepoort. Claremont is situated 6 km northeast of Orlando.
Orlando
Latitude
-26.22254° or 26° 13′ 21″ southLongitude
27.91175° or 27° 54′ 42″ eastElevation
1,639 metres (5,377 feet)Open location code
5G59QWG6+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1371671309OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Orlando” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Orlando, Soweto”
- Afrikaans: “Orlando”
- Armenian: “Օռլանդո Սոուետո”
- Catalan: “Orlando”
- Chinese: “奧蘭多”
- Dutch: “Orlando, Soweto”
- French: “Orlando”
- German: “Orlando”
- Greek: “Ορλάντο”
- Indonesian: “Orlando, Soweto”
- Italian: “Orlando East”
- Italian: “Orlando West”
- Italian: “Orlando, Soweto”
- Italian: “Orlando”
- Italian: “Regina Mundi”
- Japanese: “オーランド”
- Japanese: “オルランド”
- Pedi: “Orlando, Soweto”
- Russian: “Орландо (ЮАР)”
- Russian: “Орландо”
- Swati: “Orlando, Soweto”
- Tsonga: “Orlando West”
- Turkish: “Orlando”
- Urdu: “اورلینڈو، سوویٹو”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Orlando West and Meadowlands East Zone 3.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lebo’s Soweto Backpackers and Thabaneng Primary School.
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