Florida
Florida is a location in Gauteng province, South Africa. It is located about 16 kilometres west of Johannesburg. The area which is referred to as Florida was originally established as the farm Vogelstruisfontein. Today, it is a suburb of Roodepoort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in South Africa
- Also known as: “Florida, Gauteng”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Claremont and Sophiatown.
Claremont
Suburb
Claremont is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 9 km west-northwest of City Hall. Under the old municipal borders, it was one of the westernmost suburbs of the city and bordered Roodepoort. Claremont is situated 3½ km east of Florida.
Sophiatown
Suburb
Photo: ShiningWolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sophiatown, also known as Sof'town or Kofifi, is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sophiatown was a poor multi-racial area and a black cultural hub that was destroyed under apartheid. Sophiatown is situated 5 km east of Florida.
Weltevredenpark
Suburb
Weltevredenpark is a suburb of Roodepoort, South Africa adjacent to Johannesburg. It is situated roughly between Beyers Naudé Drive and Hendrik Potgieter Road. Weltevredenpark is situated 6 km north of Florida.
Florida
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.17527° or 26° 10′ 31″ southLongitude
27.92333° or 27° 55′ 24″ eastElevation
1,731 metres (5,679 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA ZBPOpen location code
5G59RWFF+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 249094593OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
1004134Wikidata ID
Q4711417
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Florida” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Florida, Johannesburg”
- Afrikaans: “Florida”
- Asturian: “Florida”
- Dutch: “Florida”
- Pedi: “Florida, Gauteng”
- Pedi: “Florida”
- Swedish: “Florida, Gauteng”
- Swedish: “Florida”
- Turkish: “Florida”
- Urdu: “فلوریڈا، گوٹینگ”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Florida North and Robertville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Florida and Laerskool Florida.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Florida”. Photo: Profberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.