Moroka

Moroka is a suburb in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,599 metres. Moroka is situated nearby to the suburb Molapo, as well as near Dlamini.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Regina Mundi Catholic Church and Soweto Cricket Oval.

Regina Mundi Catholic Church

Church

Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Regina Mundi, designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol Slaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa. It is located in Rockville, Soweto, a populous black urban residential area within the city of Johannesburg.

Soweto Cricket Oval

Stadium

Soweto Cricket Oval is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, Gauteng. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of cricket, although it has also been used occasionally for football and local events.

Walter Sisulu Square

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Walter Sisulu Square, formally known as the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, is located in the heart of Kliptown in Soweto, South Africa. This location was the site where, on 26 June 1955, the Congress of the People, met to draw up the Freedom Charter, an alternative vision to the repressive policies of the apartheid state.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dobsonville and Zola.

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 4 km north of Moroka.

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 4½ km northwest of Moroka.

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.

Moroka

Type: Suburb
Also known as: “Orlando”
Category: locality
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.26111° or 26° 15′ 40″ south

Longitude

27.875° or 27° 52′ 30″ east

Elevation

1,599 metres (5,246 feet)

Open location code

5G59PVQF+HX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 262712435

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

973830

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