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.
- Railway stop
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,590 metres (5,200 feet)
- Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Walter Sisulu Square and Regina Mundi Catholic Church.
Walter Sisulu Square
Walter Sisulu Square, formally known as the Walter…
580 metres south of Kliptown
Regina Mundi Catholic Church
Regina Mundi, designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol…
1¼ km north of Kliptown
Soweto Cricket Oval
Stadium
Soweto Cricket Oval is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, Gauteng.
2 km northwest of Kliptown
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soweto and Dobsonville.
Dobsonville
Suburb
Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.
6 km north of Kliptown
Zola
Suburb
Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa.
6 km northwest of Kliptown
Kliptown
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Latitude
-26.27288° or 26° 16′ 22″ south
Longitude
27.88774° or 27° 53′ 16″ east
Open location code
5G59PVGQ+R3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport = stop_position
OpenStreetMap feature
railway = stop
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Kliptown” goes by many names.
KliptownAfrikaans
克利普敦Chinese
克勒普敦Chinese
柯利普城Chinese
KliptownDutch
KliptownEsperanto
KliptownFinnish
KliptownIndonesian
クリップタウンJapanese
KliptownPedi
KliptownTumbuka
KliptownTurkish
کلپ ٹاؤنUrdu
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