Electron

Electron is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Type: Suburb
Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
Also known as: “Electron, Gauteng”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Martin’s School.

St. Martin’s School

School

St Martin's School is an Anglican private co-educational school in The Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa. St. Martin’s School is situated 4 km west of Electron.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Denver and Alberton.

Denver

Suburb

Denver is an industrial suburb in eastern Johannesburg, South Africa, on the railway to Germiston and Hoofrif Road, around 6 km east of City Hall. It borders Benrose to the west, Jeppestown and Malvern to the north, Cleveland to the east, and the François Oberholzer Freeway to the south. Denver is situated 3½ km north of Electron.

Alberton

Town

Photo: Anton Ferreira, Public domain.

Alberton is a town situated on the southern part of the East Rand of the Gauteng Province in South Africa, just south-east of the major urban centre of Johannesburg. Alberton is situated 3½ km southeast of Electron.

Jeppestown

Suburb

Photo: Darly Nkuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jeppestown is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Jeppestown is situated 5 km northwest of Electron.

Electron

Categories: town and locality
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.24083° or 26° 14′ 27″ south

Longitude

28.09833° or 28° 5′ 54″ east

Elevation

1,672 metres (5,486 feet)

Open location code

5G5CQ35X+M8

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Electron from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Electron” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Electron, Johannesburg”
Afrikaans: “Electron”
Asturian: “Electron”
Dutch: “Electron”
Pedi: “Electron”
Turkish: “Electron”
Urdu: “الیکٹران، گاؤٹینگ”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Steeledale Mall and South Hills Library.

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