Newtown
Newtown is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in the capital city of Gauteng Province and in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Also known as: “Newtown, Johannesburg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Market Theatre and Shlom Native Eating House.
Market Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Bobbyshabangu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Market Theatre, based in the downtown bohemian suburb of Newtown in Johannesburg, South Africa, was opened in 1976, operating as an independent, anti-racist theatre during the country's apartheid regime.
Shlom Native Eating House
Historic building
The Shlom Native Eating House was constructed in 1914 as an eatery for African natives who were involved in trading. The house operated under segregation policies to divide whites from blacks.
MuseuMAfricA
Museum
Photo: Thomas.macmillan, CC BY 3.0.
Museum Africa or MuseuMAfricA is a historical museum in Newtown, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ferreirasdorp and Marshalltown.
Ferreirasdorp
Suburb
Ferreirasdorp is an inner-city suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. First known as Ferreira's Camp and later Ferreira's Township, it is the oldest part of Johannesburg.
Marshalltown
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marshalltown is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The area, together with Ferreirasdorp was previously home to a large concentration of Eastern European Jewish immigrants.
Inner City
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Inner city encompasses the central districts of Johannesburg, including the tourist areas of Braamfontein, Maboneng, Newtown and Fordsburg.
Newtown
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.2039° or 26° 12′ 14″ southLongitude
28.03428° or 28° 2′ 3″ eastElevation
1,718 metres (5,636 feet)Open location code
5G5CQ2WM+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2360004610OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Newtown” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Newtown, Johannesburg”
- Asturian: “Newtown”
- Chinese: “新城區”
- Dutch: “Newtown, Johannesburg”
- Hebrew: “ניוטאון (יוהנסבורג)”
- Japanese: “ヨハネスブルグ”
- Pedi: “Newtown, Johannesburg”
- Urdu: “نیو ٹاؤن، جوہانسبرگ”
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Localities in the Area
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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 “Newtown”. Photo: Tyler Yeo, CC BY 2.0.