Kensington
Kensington is a hilly suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was established in 1897 by Max Langermann. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and is bounded to the west by the suburb of Troyeville, to the east by Bedfordview and the north by Bruma and Cyrildene.
- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,710 metres (5,600 feet)
- …is also known as “Kensington, Gauteng”
- Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
Places of Interest
Discover Jeppe High School for Girls and Scottish Horse War Memorial.
Jeppe High School for Girls
School
Jeppe High School for Girls is a public English…
Scottish Horse War Memorial
Memorial
The Scottish Horse War Memorial is a monument in Kensington, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jeppe High School for Boys
School
Jeppe High School for Boys is a public English medium…
Suburbs in the Area
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Dewetshof
Dewetshof is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jeppestown
Jeppestown is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
2½ km west of Kensington
Kensington
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Latitude
-26.19611° or 26° 11′ 46″ south
Longitude
28.09694° or 28° 5′ 49″ east
UN/LOCODE
ZA ZCU
Open location code
5G5CR33W+HQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Kensington” goes by many names.
KensingtonAfrikaans
Kensington, JohannesburgAfrikaans
KensingtonAsturian
肯辛頓Chinese
KensingtonDutch
Kensington, JohannesburgPedi
КенсингтонRussian
Kensington, JohannesburgTumbuka
کینسنگٹن، گوٹینگUrdu
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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