Kliptown

Kliptown is a suburb of the formerly black township of Soweto in Gauteng, South Africa, located about 17 km south-west of Johannesburg. Kliptown is the oldest residential district of Soweto, and was first laid out in 1891 on land which formed part of Klipspruit farm.

Photo: Rachel, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Railway stop
Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
Also known as: “柯利普城”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Walter Sisulu Square and Regina Mundi Catholic Church.

Walter Sisulu Square

Walter Sisulu Square

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Walter Sisulu Square, formally known as the Walter… Walter Sisulu Square is situated 610 metres south of Kliptown.

Regina Mundi Catholic Church

Church

Regina Mundi Catholic Church

Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Regina Mundi, designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol… Regina Mundi Catholic Church is situated 1¼ km north of Kliptown.

Soweto Cricket Oval

Stadium

Soweto Cricket Oval is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, Gauteng. Soweto Cricket Oval is situated 2 km northwest of Kliptown.

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.

Dobsonville

Suburb

Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Dobsonville is situated 6 km north of Kliptown.

Zola

Suburb

Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. Zola is situated 6 km northwest of Kliptown.

Kliptown

Categories: South African township, transport stop, and transport
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.27288° or 26° 16′ 22″ south

Longitude

27.88774° or 27° 53′ 16″ east

Elevation

1,586 metres (5,203 feet)

Open location code

5G59PVGQ+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Kliptown” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Kliptown”
Chinese: “克利普敦”
Chinese: “克勒普敦”
Dutch: “Kliptown”
Esperanto: “Kliptown”
Finnish: “Kliptown”
French: “Kliptown”
German: “Kliptown”
Indonesian: “Kliptown”
Japanese: “クリップタウン”
Pedi: “Kliptown”
Spanish: “Kliptown”
Turkish: “Kliptown”
Urdu: “کلپ ٹاؤن”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dlamini and Pimville.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Goldwagen and Norman’s Tavern (A bazini).

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