Sharpeville
Sharpeville is a neighborhood in Emfuleni Local Municipality, Sedibeng, Gauteng. Sharpeville is situated nearby to the suburb Tshepiso, as well as near Bedworth Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharpeville and Boipatong.
Sharpeville
Suburb
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Sharpeville is a township situated between two large industrial cities, Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging, in southern Gauteng, South Africa. Sharpeville is one of the oldest of six townships in the Vaal Triangle.
Boipatong
Suburb
Boipatong is a township in Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1955 to house black residents who worked in Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging. Boipatong means "the place of hiding" in the Sesotho language. Boipatong is situated 3 km northwest of Sharpeville.
Vanderbijlpark
Town
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Vanderbijlpark is an industrial city with approximately 95,000 inhabitants, situated on the Vaal River in the south of Gauteng province, South Africa. The city is named after Hendrik van der Bijl, an electrical engineer and industrialist. Vanderbijlpark is situated 4½ km southwest of Sharpeville.
Sharpeville
- Type: Neighborhood
- Address: Sharpeville
- Category: locality
- Location: Emfuleni Local Municipality, Sedibeng, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.68963° or 26° 41′ 23″ southLongitude
27.87683° or 27° 52′ 37″ eastOpen location code
5G598V6G+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 1018802562OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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