Informal Settlement
Informal Settlement is a residential area in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Informal Settlement is situated nearby to the nature reserve Brakpan Bird Sanctuary, as well as near the aerodrome Springs Airport.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brakpan and Springs.
Brakpan
Town
Photo: Leo za1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brakpan is a mining town on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa, approximately 38 kilometres east of Johannesburg.
Springs
Town
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Springs is a former independent city that is now part of the City of Ekurhuleni, based in the east of Johannesburg, in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It lies 50 km east of Johannesburg and 72 km southeast from Pretoria. Springs is situated 5 km east of Informal Settlement.
KwaThema
Suburb
KwaThema is a township south-west of Springs in the district of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1951 when Africans were forcibly removed from Payneville because it was considered by the apartheid government to be too close to a white town. KwaThema is situated 7 km south of Informal Settlement.
Informal Settlement
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.23881° or 26° 14′ 20″ southLongitude
28.39231° or 28° 23′ 32″ eastOpen location code
5G5CQ96R+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1113005861OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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