Chiawelo Reservoir

Chiawelo Reservoir is a reservoir in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Chiawelo Reservoir is situated nearby to the suburb Senaoane, as well as near Mapetla.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Avalon Cemetery and Soweto Cricket Oval.

Avalon Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Steamhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Avalon Cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in South Africa. It was opened in 1972, during the height of apartheid, as a graveyard exclusively for black people.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zola and Lenasia.

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.

Lenasia

Town

Photo: WaseemLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lenasia, also known as Lenz, is a suburb south of Soweto in the Gauteng province, South Africa, originally created to house Indians. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Protea Glen

Suburb

Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents.

Chiawelo Reservoir

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

-26.2761° or 26° 16′ 34″ south

Longitude

27.8544° or 27° 51′ 16″ east

Operator

Johannesburg Water

Open location code

5G59PVF3+HQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1560490818

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=reservoir_covered

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Chiawelo Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Senaoane and Mapetla.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Phumuzile Primary School and Phiri Hall.

Gauteng: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, and Cradle of Humankind.

Curious Reservoirs to Discover

Uncover intriguing reservoirs from every corner of the globe.