Kliptown
Kliptown is a railway station in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Kliptown is situated nearby to the public building SKY Center, as well as near Holy Bethel Church In Zion.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Walter Sisulu Square and Regina Mundi Catholic Church.
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. Walter Sisulu Square is situated 640 metres south of Kliptown.
Regina Mundi Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Regina Mundi, designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol Slaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa. It is located in Rockville, Soweto, a populous black urban residential area within the city of Johannesburg. Regina Mundi Catholic Church is situated 1¼ km north of Kliptown.
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 2 km west of Kliptown.
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 north of Kliptown.
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 6 km northwest of Kliptown.
Kliptown
- Type: Railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.27265° or 26° 16′ 22″ southLongitude
27.88775° or 27° 53′ 16″ eastNetwork
Metrorail GautengOpen location code
5G59PVGQ+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 9165976949OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q124425084
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to French—“Kliptown” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Kliptown”
- French: “gare de Kliptown”
- French: “Kliptown”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include SKY Center and Kliptown Youth Program (KYP).
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