Inner City

The Inner city encompasses the central districts of , including the tourist areas of Braamfontein, Maboneng, Newtown and Fordsburg.
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  • Type: human settlement
  • Description: human settlement in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Inner City, Johannesburg” and “Johannesburg/Inner City”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carlton Centre and Johannesburg Art Gallery.

Shopping center
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The is a 50-storey skyscraper and shopping centre located on Commissioner Street in central , South Africa. At 223 metres, it was the tallest building in Africa for 46 years from its completion in 1973 until 2019.

Museum
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The is an art gallery in Joubert Park in the city centre of , South Africa. It was once the largest gallery on the continent with a collection of more than 9000 artworks.

Square
is a plaza located in the Central Business District of , . It is named after the political activist and pacifist, Mahatma Gandhi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillbrow and Ferreirasdorp.

Suburb
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is an Inner City residential neighbourhood of , , . It is characterized by a high population density and has experienced issues associated with municipal disinvestment, including elevated levels of unemployment, poverty, prostitution, and crime.

Suburb
is an inner-city suburb of , located in Region F of the . First known as Ferreira's Camp and later Ferreira's Township, it is the oldest part of Johannesburg.

Suburb
is a central suburb of , in , seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations such as Liberty Holdings Limited, JD Group, Sappi, and Bidvest Bank and Hollard.

Inner City

Latitude
-26.2025° or 26° 12′ 9″ south
Longitude
28.0436° or 28° 2′ 37″ east
Open location code
5G5CQ2WV+XC
Wiki­data ID
Q6035363
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Satellite Map

Discover Inner City from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Inner City” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “Centro di Johannesburg”

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