Boipatong
Boipatong is a neighborhood in Emfuleni Local Municipality, Sedibeng, Gauteng. Boipatong is situated nearby to the neighborhood CE3, as well as near CE4.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boipatong and Sharpeville.
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.
Sharpeville
Suburb
Photo: Waitabout, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Sharpeville is situated 3 km southeast of Boipatong.
Vanderbijlpark
Town
Photo: Kierano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 4 km south of Boipatong.
Boipatong
- Type: Neighborhood
- Address: Boipatong
- Category: locality
- Location: Emfuleni Local Municipality, Sedibeng, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.67318° or 26° 40′ 24″ southLongitude
27.85055° or 27° 51′ 2″ eastOpen location code
5G598VG2+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1018817057OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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