Auckland Park
Auckland Park is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies on a gentle slope, and is in close proximity to the suburbs of Melville, Brixton, Westdene and Richmond.Places of Interest
Highlights include Helen Joseph Hospital and Melville.
Helen Joseph Hospital
Hospital
Helen Joseph Hospital is a public hospital based in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. Prior to 1997, it was known as the J.G. Strijdom Hospital. As a teaching hospital, its affiliated to the University of Witwatersrand's Medical School.
Melville
Supermarket
Photo: fiverlocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melville is a bohemian suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is the location of many restaurants and taverns, which are mostly frequented by students from the nearby University of Johannesburg, located in Auckland Park, and the University of the Witwatersrand, located in Braamfontein.
Radiopark
Building
Radiopark, also known as South African Broadcasting Corporation Building, is a 33-story skyscraper located in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rossmore and Westdene.
Rossmore
Suburb
Rossmore is a suburb of Johannesburg, around 5 km northwest of City Hall. It borders Langlaagte to the north and Homestead Park. The name comes from the village of Paarlshoop, the oldest private township on the Witwatersrand.
Westdene
Suburb
Westdene is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Westdene lies between the historic suburb of Sophiatown and Melville with the Melville Koppies nature reserve to the north of the suburb.
Parktown
Suburb
Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.
Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town.
Auckland Park
- Type: Locality
- Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
- Categories: town and suburb
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Auckland Park” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Auckland Park”
- Asturian: “Auckland Park”
- Dutch: “Auckland Park”
- Tumbuka: “Auckland Park”
- Turkish: “Auckland Park”
- Urdu: “آکلینڈ پارک”
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Localities in the Area
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