Klipspruit-Wes
Klipspruit-Wes is a suburb in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Klipspruit-Wes is situated nearby to the suburb Tshiawelo, as well as near Dlamini.Places of Interest
Highlights include Walter Sisulu Square and Avalon Cemetery.
Walter Sisulu Square
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Walter Sisulu Square, formally known as the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, is located in the heart of Kliptown in Soweto, South Africa. This location was the site where, on 26 June 1955, the Congress of the People, met to draw up the Freedom Charter, an alternative vision to the repressive policies of the apartheid state.
Avalon Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Steamhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avalon Cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in South Africa. It was opened in 1972, during the height of apartheid, as a graveyard exclusively for black people.
Soweto Cricket Oval
Stadium
Soweto Cricket Oval is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, Gauteng. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of cricket, although it has also been used occasionally for football and local events. Soweto Cricket Oval is situated 3 km north of Klipspruit-Wes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenasia and Protea Glen.
Lenasia
Town
Photo: WaseemLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lenasia, also known as Lenz, is a suburb south of Soweto in the Gauteng province, South Africa, originally created to house Indians. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Lenasia is situated 6 km southwest of Klipspruit-Wes.
Protea Glen
Suburb
Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents. Protea Glen is situated 6 km west of Klipspruit-Wes.
Zola
Suburb
Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there. Zola is situated 7 km northwest of Klipspruit-Wes.
Klipspruit-Wes
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.29° or 26° 17′ 24″ southLongitude
27.87806° or 27° 52′ 41″ eastOpen location code
5G59PV6H+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 262707682OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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