Witpoortjie Falls

Witpoortjie Falls is a waterfall in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Witpoortjie Falls is situated nearby to the theater building Auditorium, as well as near the tourism office Ticket Office.

Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Waterfall
Description: waterfall in Gauteng, South Africa
Also known as: “Ruimsig Waterfall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden and Hoërskool Noordheuwel.

Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden

Garden

Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, previously known as the Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden, is a 300 hectares botanical reserve in western Roodepoort, near Johannesburg, South Africa. Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden is situated 1½ km northwest of Witpoortjie Falls.

Hoërskool Noordheuwel

School

Hoërskool Noordheuwel is an Afrikaans medium co-educational high school located in the upscale neighborhood of Noordheuwel in Johannesburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Hoërskool Noordheuwel is situated 3 km west of Witpoortjie Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muldersdrift and Krugersdorp.

Muldersdrift

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Muldersdrift, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, is a picturesque rural area situated 27 km north-west of Johannesburg, between Johannesburg and the Magaliesberg mountain range. Muldersdrift is situated 6 km north of Witpoortjie Falls.

Krugersdorp

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Krugersdop is a town in South Africa's Gauteng province to the west of Johannesburg. Krugersdorp has a modern business centre and shopping malls alongside many smaller shops, schools, and necessary amenities.

Munsieville

Suburb

Munsieville is a township situated in the Krugersdorp area in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It grew out of the informal settlements inhabited by mine laborers on the outskirts of the original mining town of Krugersdorp. Munsieville is situated 9 km west of Witpoortjie Falls.

Witpoortjie Falls

Category: body of water
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.09205° or 26° 5′ 31″ south

Longitude

27.84051° or 27° 50′ 26″ east

Open location code

5G59WR5R+56

OpenStreetMap ID

node 259059596

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

Wikidata ID

Q120300929

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In Other Languages

“Witpoortjie Falls” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Witpoortjiewaterval”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Auditorium and Ticket Office.

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