Monument Park
Monument Park is a suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. It is at the start of the R21 Highway. Monument Park has an elevation of 1,465 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
- Also known as: “Monument Park, Pretoria” and “Monumentpark”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Apostolic Nunciature and Air Force Base Waterkloof.
Apostolic Nunciature
Government office
The Apostolic Nunciature to South Africa the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to South Africa. It is located Pretoria. The current Apostolic Nuncio is Archbishop Henryk Jagodzinski, who was named to the position by Pope Francis on 9 February 2016.
Air Force Base Waterkloof
Aerodrome
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Air Force Base Waterkloof {AFB Wklf} is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is situated on the outskirts of Pretoria, and is the SAAF's busiest airbase. Air Force Base Waterkloof is situated 3 km south of Monument Park.
Groenkloof Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Groenkloof Nature Reserve, located adjacent to the Fountains Valley at the southern entrance to Pretoria, was the first game sanctuary in Africa. The reserve of 600 ha is managed by the Department of Nature Conservation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kloofsig and Erasmusrand.
Kloofsig
Suburb
Kloofsig is one of the northernmost suburbs of Centurion in Gauteng Province, South Africa, bordering the city of Pretoria.
Erasmusrand
Suburb
Photo: Cvanrooyen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Erasmusrand is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km east of Monument Park.
Waterkloof
Suburb
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waterkloof is an affluent suburb of the city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa, located to the east of the city centre. It is named after the original farm that stood there when Pretoria was founded in the 19th Century. Waterkloof is situated 3 km north of Monument Park.
Monument Park
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.80472° or 25° 48′ 17″ southLongitude
28.22806° or 28° 13′ 41″ eastElevation
1,465 metres (4,806 feet)Open location code
5G6C56WH+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 25456678OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Monument Park” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Monument Park”
- Asturian: “Monument Park”
- Dutch: “Monument Park”
- Turkish: “Monument Park”
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