Sharpeville Memorial
Sharpeville Memorial is a memorial in Emfuleni Local Municipality, Sedibeng, Gauteng. Sharpeville Memorial is situated nearby to Sharpeville Human Rights Precinct, as well as near the convention center Sharpeville Exhibition Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharpeville and Boipatong.
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.
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 2½ km northwest of Sharpeville Memorial.
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 southwest of Sharpeville Memorial.
Sharpeville Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Emfuleni Local Municipality, Sedibeng, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.68766° or 26° 41′ 16″ southLongitude
27.87091° or 27° 52′ 15″ eastOpen location code
5G598V6C+W9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1317138475OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sharpeville Human Rights Precinct and Sharpeville Exhibition Centre.
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