Mapetla
Mapetla is a suburb in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,601 metres. Mapetla is situated nearby to the suburb Senaoane, as well as near Protea North.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Soweto Cricket Oval and Avalon Cemetery.
Soweto Cricket Oval
Stadium
Soweto Cricket Oval is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, Gauteng. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of cricket, although it has also been used occasionally for football and local events.
Avalon Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Steamhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Avalon Cemetery is situated 3 km southeast of Mapetla.
Regina Mundi Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Regina Mundi, designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol Slaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa. It is located in Rockville, Soweto, a populous black urban residential area within the city of Johannesburg. Regina Mundi Catholic Church is situated 3½ km east of Mapetla.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Protea Glen and Zola.
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 west of Mapetla.
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 3½ km north of Mapetla.
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 north of Mapetla.
Mapetla
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.27° or 26° 16′ 12″ southLongitude
27.84861° or 27° 50′ 55″ eastElevation
1,601 metres (5,253 feet)Open location code
5G59PRJX+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 262709383OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
11205554
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