UJ Soweto Sports Grounds

UJ Soweto Sports Grounds is a sports venue in Gauteng, South Africa. UJ Soweto Sports Grounds is situated nearby to the university UJ Soweto Campus, as well as near the reservoir Orlando Dam.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orlando Power Station and Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.

Orlando Power Station

Ruins

Photo: Tim giddings, Public domain.

Orlando Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station in Soweto, South Africa. The power station was commissioned at the end of the Second World War and served Johannesburg for over 50 years. Orlando Power Station is situated 1 km north of UJ Soweto Sports Grounds.

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.

Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital is a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the largest hospital in Africa and seventh largest hospital in the world. Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is situated 1½ km east of UJ Soweto Sports Grounds.

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 3½ km north of UJ Soweto Sports Grounds.

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 7 km northwest of UJ Soweto Sports Grounds.

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 9 km west of UJ Soweto Sports Grounds.

UJ Soweto Sports Grounds

Type: Sports venue
Categories: recreation area and sports location
Location: Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.26168° or 26° 15′ 42″ south

Longitude

27.92174° or 27° 55′ 18″ east

Open location code

5G59PWQC+8M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 506177672

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_centre

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