Orlando West
Orlando West is a suburb in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,625 metres. Orlando West is situated nearby to the suburb Meadowlands East Zone 3, as well as near Orlando East.Places of Interest
Highlights include Orlando Amstel Arena and Mandela House.
Orlando Amstel Arena
Stadium
Photo: 2010 World Cup - Shine 2010, CC BY 2.0.
Orlando Stadium, officially known as Orlando Amstel Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg, in Gauteng province in South Africa.
Mandela House
Museum
Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as Mandela House, is the house on Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962.
Orlando East Library
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orlando East Public Library is the oldest library in Soweto in South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soweto and Dobsonville.
Soweto
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soweto is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Soweto is an increasingly popular destination for travellers from around the world, and is home of the Nelson Mandela National Museum.
Dobsonville
Suburb
Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, which are suburbs of Soweto on its southern border. Dobsonville is situated 5 km west of Orlando West.
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 6 km northeast of Orlando West.
Orlando West
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.22056° or 26° 13′ 14″ southLongitude
27.91472° or 27° 54′ 53″ eastElevation
1,625 metres (5,331 feet)Open location code
5G59QWH7+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 262714379OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
11204066
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