Noordgesig
Noordgesig is a township in Soweto, situated at the edge of area's northernmost boundary, but within its territory. It is the first township seen on entering Soweto from the frequently used New Canada Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orlando Stadium and Mandela House.
Orlando Stadium
Stadium
Photo: 2010 World Cup - Shine 2010, CC BY 2.0.
Orlando Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg, in Gauteng province in South Africa. It is the home venue for Orlando Pirates Football Club, a professional soccer team that plays in the Premier Soccer League and owned by the City of Johannesburg.
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. Mandela House is situated 3 km west of Noordgesig.
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital is a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the largest hospital in Africa and seventh largest hospital in the world. Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is situated 3½ km south of Noordgesig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soweto and Claremont.
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.
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 north of Noordgesig.
Sophiatown
Suburb
Photo: ShiningWolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sophiatown, also known as Sof'town or Kofifi, is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sophiatown was a poor multi-racial area and a black cultural hub that was destroyed under apartheid. Sophiatown is situated 7 km northeast of Noordgesig.
Noordgesig
- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.22889° or 26° 13′ 44″ southLongitude
27.93944° or 27° 56′ 22″ eastElevation
1,643 metres (5,390 feet)Open location code
5G59QWCQ+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 262713829OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Turkish—“Noordgesig” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Noordgesig”
- Turkish: “Noordgesig”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Noordgesig Primary School and Walter Sisulu Child and Youth Care Centre.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Noordgesig”. Photo: Profberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.