Protea South

Protea South is a suburb in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,568 metres. Protea South is situated nearby to the suburb Klipriviersoog, as well as near Mapetla.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Avalon Cemetery and Protea Glen Mall.

Avalon Cemetery

Cemetery

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Avalon Cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in South Africa. It was opened in 1972, during the height of apartheid, as a graveyard exclusively for black people.

The Protea Glen Mall is a shopping mall in Protea Glen, in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, which opened in September 2012. Built at a cost of approximately R360-380 million, the mall is located at the intersection of R558 and Protea Boulevard in the centre of Protea Glen, and has over 90 tenants. Protea Glen Mall is situated 3 km west of Protea South.

Lenasia Stadium

Stadium

The Lenasia Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Lenasia, Johannesburg South, South Africa. The ground was used regularly by Transvaal from 1973 until 1991. Lenasia Stadium is situated 3½ km south of Protea South.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Protea Glen and Lenasia.

Protea Glen

Suburb

Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents. Protea Glen is situated 3 km northwest of Protea South.

Lenasia

Town

Photo: WaseemLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lenasia, also known as Lenz, is a suburb south of Soweto in the Gauteng province, South Africa, originally created to house Indians. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Lenasia is situated 4 km southwest of Protea South.

Zola

Suburb

Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there. Zola is situated 5 km north of Protea South.

Protea South

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.28528° or 26° 17′ 7″ south

Longitude

27.84139° or 27° 50′ 29″ east

Elevation

1,568 metres (5,144 feet)

Open location code

5G59PR7R+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 262715094

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

11204195

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Notable Places Nearby

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