Lenasia Ext. 1

Lenasia Ext. 1 is a locality in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,577 metres. Lenasia Ext. 1 is situated nearby to the locality Lenasia Ext 2, as well as near Lenasia Ext 5.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lenasia Stadium and Avalon Cemetery.

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.

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 3½ km northeast of Lenasia Ext. 1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenasia and Protea Glen.

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.

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 5 km north of Lenasia Ext. 1.

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 8 km north of Lenasia Ext. 1.

Lenasia Ext. 1

Type: Locality
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.3132° or 26° 18′ 48″ south

Longitude

27.83161° or 27° 49′ 54″ east

Elevation

1,577 metres (5,174 feet)

United Nations Location Code

ZA ZDF

Open location code

5G59MRPJ+PJ

GeoNames ID

11205645

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