Alexandra

Alexandra, informally abbreviated to Alex, is a township in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It forms part of the and is located next to the wealthy suburb of .
Wikipedia
  • Suburb with 180,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,542 metres (5,059 feet)
  • …is also known as “Alexandra, South Africa”
  • …dates from 1912
  • Description: township in Gauteng, South Africa

Places of Interest

Highlights include Marlboro and Alexandra Stadium.

Railway station
Photo: Henry1500, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a metro station on the Gautrain rapid transit system in , .

Stadium
is a multi-use in Alexandra, Johannesburg, Gauteng, .

Hotel
Photo: Dagmawi-M, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hotel, which is situated 3½ km west of Alexandra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandton and Morningside.

Photo: Bizcallers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an affluent suburb and business centre in .

Suburb
is a commercial and residential suburb… is situated 4½ km northwest of Alexandra.

Suburb
Photo: Cnr.za, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town on the in , . is situated 6 km southeast of Alexandra.

Alexandra

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Latitude
-26.1044° or 26° 6′ 16″ south
Longitude
28.0989° or 28° 5′ 56″ east
Open location code
5G5CV3WX+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262719072
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1023374
Wiki­data ID
Q2307316

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Alexandra” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Alexandra”
  • Catalan: “Alexandra”
  • Cebuano: “Alexandra”
  • Chinese: “亚历山德拉”
  • Chinese: “亞歷山德拉”
  • Danish: “Alexandra (Sydafrika)”
  • Danish: “Alexandra”
  • Dutch: “Alexandra”
  • Esperanto: “Alexandra”
  • French: “Alexandra”
  • Galician: “Alexandra”
  • German: “Alexandra”
  • Indonesian: “Alexandra, Gauteng”
  • Indonesian: “Alexandra”
  • Japanese: “アレクサンドラ”
  • Malayalam: “അലക്സാണ്ട്ര”
  • Pedi: “Alexandra”
  • Persian: “الکساندرا، گاتنگ”
  • Portuguese: “Alexandra”
  • Russian: “Александра”
  • Spanish: “Alexandra Gauteng”
  • Spanish: “Alexandra”
  • Urdu: “الیگزینڈرا، جنوبی افریقہ”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Alexandra, Gauteng”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Alexandra”
  • Xhosa: “Alexandra, Gauteng”
  • Xhosa: “Alexandra”
  • Zulu: “Alexandra, Gauteng”
  • Zulu: “Alexandra”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Basketball Court and Alexandra Police Station.

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