Ophirton
Ophirton is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. This industrial suburb lies three kilometers to south-west of the Johannesburg CBD. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, adjacent to Booysens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carlton Centre and Apartheid Museum.
Carlton Centre
Shopping center
Photo: Thuvack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Carlton Centre is a 50-storey skyscraper and shopping centre located on Commissioner Street in central Johannesburg, South Africa. At 223 metres, it was the tallest building in Africa for 46 years from its completion in 1973 until 2019. Carlton Centre is situated 2½ km northeast of Ophirton.
Apartheid Museum
Museum
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Apartheid Museum is a museum illustrating apartheid and the 20th-century history of South Africa. The museum, part of the Gold Reef City complex in Johannesburg, was opened in November 2001. Apartheid Museum is situated 2½ km southwest of Ophirton.
Gandhi Square
Square
Gandhi Square is a plaza located in the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is named after the political activist and pacifist, Mahatma Gandhi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Booysens and South Johannesburg.
Booysens
Suburb
Booysens is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located around 3.2 km southwest of city hall. Booysens is bordered on the southwest by Robertsham, on the northwest by Framton, on the north by Ophirton, on the east by the Robinson Deep mine, and on the south from east to west by Turffontein, West Turffontein, and Southdale.
South Johannesburg
South Johannesburg encompasses the districts of Alberton, Rosettenville, Brackendowns and Turfontein in Johannesburg.
Fordsburg
Suburb
Fordsburg is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Fordsburg is a residential suburb, although housing numerous shops and factories.
Ophirton
- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.22306° or 26° 13′ 23″ southLongitude
28.02889° or 28° 1′ 44″ eastElevation
1,706 metres (5,597 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA ZGBOpen location code
5G5CQ2GH+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 262714326OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
11524779Wikidata ID
Q7097988
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Ophirton” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Ophirton”
- Asturian: “Ophirton”
- Dutch: “Ophirton”
- Pedi: “Ophirton”
- Turkish: “Ophirton”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Booysens Reserve and Crown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include (Johannesburg Road Agency) Booysens depot and Selby Rea Vaya Bus Depot and Command Center (Under Construction).
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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 “Ophirton”. Photo: Profberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.