Alberton

Alberton is a town situated on the southern part of the of the in , just south-east of the major urban centre of .
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  • Type: Town with 122,000 residents
  • Description: town in Gauteng, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Alberton, South Africa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rand Airport and Hoërskool Alberton.

Aerodrome
Photo: Nolween, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an airport in Germiston, South Africa. It was constructed in the 1920s as the main airport for , but the city outgrew it and replaced the airport with Palmietfontein Airport in 1948. is situated 4 km northeast of Alberton.

School
is an Afrikaans high school in Florentia, Alberton, . On Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1948, the books, furniture, and other supplies in use in the middle section of the Kruger School were transferred to the new junior high school in Alberton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bassonia.

Suburb
is a southern suburb of , . is situated 6 km west of Alberton.

Alberton

Latitude
-26.267° or 26° 16′ 1″ south
Longitude
28.1221° or 28° 7′ 19″ east
Population
122,000
Elevation
1,574 metres (5,164 feet)
Open location code
5G5CP4MC+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262719055
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1023441
Wiki­data ID
Q1637702
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Satellite Map

Discover Alberton from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Alberton” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Alberton”
  • Asturian: “Alberton”
  • Chinese: “艾伯頓”
  • Dutch: “Alberton”
  • Esperanto: “Alberton”
  • Estonian: “Alberton”
  • Finnish: “Alberton”
  • French: “Alberton”
  • German: “Alberton”
  • Hebrew: “אלברטון”
  • Irish: “Alberton”
  • Italian: “Alberton”
  • Japanese: “アルバートン”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alberton”
  • Norwegian: “Alberton”
  • Pedi: “Alberton”
  • Persian: “البرتون، گاوتنگ”
  • Polish: “Alberton”
  • Portuguese: “Alberton”
  • Romanian: “Alberton”
  • Russian: “Альбертон”
  • Slovenian: “Alberton, Južna Afrika”
  • Slovenian: “Alberton”
  • Swahili: “Alberton”
  • Swedish: “Alberton, Sydafrika”
  • Swedish: “Alberton”
  • Tswana: “Alberton”
  • Urdu: “البرٹن، جنوبی افریقہ”
  • Xhosa: “Alberton, Gauteng”
  • Xhosa: “Alberton”
  • Zulu: “Alberton, Gauteng”
  • Zulu: “Alberton”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Home Affairs Offices and Alberton Home Affairs.

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