Mofolo
Mofolo is a suburb in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,593 metres. Mofolo is situated nearby to the suburb Dube, as well as near Moroka.Places of Interest
Highlights include Regina Mundi Catholic Church and Mandela House.
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.
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. Mandela House is situated 2½ km northeast of Mofolo.
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. Soweto Cricket Oval is situated 2½ km southwest of Mofolo.
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 4 km northwest of Mofolo.
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 5 km west of Mofolo.
Mofolo
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Mofolo South”
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.25305° or 26° 15′ 11″ southLongitude
27.88916° or 27° 53′ 21″ eastElevation
1,593 metres (5,226 feet)Open location code
5G59PVWQ+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 262710260OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
974991
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