Orlando East Library
Orlando East Public Library is the oldest library in Soweto in South Africa.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: Public library in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Also known as: “Orlando East Public Library” and “Orlando Eest Library”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orlando Amstel Arena and Mandela House.
Orlando Amstel Arena
Stadium
Photo: 2010 World Cup - Shine 2010, CC BY 2.0.
Orlando Stadium, officially known as Orlando Amstel Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg, in Gauteng province in South Africa. Orlando Amstel Arena is situated 1 km north of Orlando East Library.
Mandela House
Museum
Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as Mandela House, is the house on Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962. Mandela House is situated 1¼ km west of Orlando East Library.
Hector Pieterson Museum
Museum
Photo: Babak Fakhamzadeh, CC BY 2.0.
The Hector Pieterson Museum is a museum located in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa. Located two blocks away from where student protester Hector Pieterson was shot and killed on 16 June 1976, the museum is named in his honour and covers the events of the anti-Apartheid Soweto Uprising and Massacre, where more than 170 protesting school children were killed. Hector Pieterson Museum is situated 1¼ km west of Orlando East Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soweto and Dobsonville.
Soweto
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soweto is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Soweto is an increasingly popular destination for travellers from around the world, and is home of the Nelson Mandela National Museum.
Dobsonville
Suburb
Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, which are suburbs of Soweto on its southern border. Dobsonville is situated 6 km west of Orlando East Library.
Claremont
Suburb
Claremont is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 9 km west-northwest of City Hall. Under the old municipal borders, it was one of the westernmost suburbs of the city and bordered Roodepoort. Claremont is situated 7 km northeast of Orlando East Library.
Orlando East Library
- Categories: public library and education
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.23868° or 26° 14′ 19″ southLongitude
27.92022° or 27° 55′ 13″ eastOpen location code
5G59QW6C+G3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2906415719OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryWikidata ID
Q15264332
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In Other Languages
“Orlando East Library” goes by many names.
- Zulu: “Umtapolwazi wase-Orlando East”
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Highlights include Orlando Police Bus Station (T1, T2, T3) and Orlando Community Centre.
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