Boipatong
Boipatong is a township in Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1955 to house black residents who worked in Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging. Boipatong means "the place of hiding" in the Sesotho language.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharpeville and Vanderbijlpark.
Sharpeville
Suburb
Photo: Waitabout, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sharpeville is a township situated between two large industrial cities, Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging, in southern Gauteng, South Africa. Sharpeville is one of the oldest of six townships in the Vaal Triangle. Sharpeville is situated 3 km southeast of Boipatong.
Vanderbijlpark
Town
Photo: Kierano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vanderbijlpark is an industrial city with approximately 95,000 inhabitants, situated on the Vaal River in the south of Gauteng province, South Africa. The city is named after Hendrik van der Bijl, an electrical engineer and industrialist. Vanderbijlpark is situated 4½ km south of Boipatong.
Bophelong
Suburb
Bophelong meaning 'a place of life' is a township near Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1955 to house black residents who worked in Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging. Bophelong is situated 6 km southwest of Boipatong.
Boipatong
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
- Categories: South African township and locality
- Location: Emfuleni Local Municipality, Sedibeng, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.67° or 26° 40′ 12″ southLongitude
27.85278° or 27° 51′ 10″ eastElevation
1,482 metres (4,862 feet)Open location code
5G598VH3+X4OpenStreetMap ID
node 262695317OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Pedi—“Boipatong” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Boipatong”
- Chinese: “博伊帕通”
- Estonian: “Boipatong”
- French: “Boipatong”
- Greek: “Μποϊπατόνγκ”
- Japanese: “ボイパトン”
- Pedi: “Boipatong”
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