Irene

Irene is a village of 2,700 people on the outskirts of in , . It is south of . Irene is known for having been a home to the South African statesman and military leader Jan Smuts, and as the site of a concentration camp where the British imprisoned Boer women and children during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
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  • Type: Town with 2,430 residents
  • Description: township in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Irene, Gauteng”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Centurion Park and Cornwall Hill College.

Stadium
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is a cricket ground in in . It is also known as SuperSport Park since television company SuperSport bought shares in the stadium.

School
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is a private, boarding English medium co-educational preparatory and college in the suburb in Irene in Centurion in the province of .

School
is a private, English medium co-educational primary and high school situated in Irene, Centurion, , . The school is part of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa and writes the Independent Examinations Board examinations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Doringkloof.

Suburb
is a residential suburb in Centurion, , South Africa, just east of the CBD.

Irene

Latitude
-25.8684° or 25° 52′ 6″ south
Longitude
28.218° or 28° 13′ 5″ east
Population
2,430
Elevation
1,472 metres (4,829 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA ZCN
Open location code
5G6C46J9+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2921549204
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
994557
Wiki­data ID
Q3644425
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Irene” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Irene”
  • Asturian: “Irene”
  • Chinese: “埃林尼”
  • Dutch: “Irene”
  • French: “Irene”
  • German: “Irene”
  • Hebrew: “איירין”
  • Pedi: “Irene, Gauteng”
  • Pedi: “Irene”
  • Romanian: “Irene, Gauteng”
  • Romanian: “Irene”
  • Swedish: “Irene”
  • Tswana: “Irene, Gauteng”
  • Tswana: “Irene”
  • Urdu: “آئرین، گاؤٹینگ”

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