Johannesburg Botanical Garden
The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg, South Africa. The gardens grew out of a large rose garden that was established in 1964 and subsequently expanded from 1969 to cover an area of around 125 hectares.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: botanical garden in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Also known as: “Johannesburg Botanical Gardens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emmarentia Dam and Japanese School of Johannesburg.
Emmarentia Dam
Reservoir
Photo: Setzor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Emmarentia Dam is a dam in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa. There are several dams that make up Emmarentia Dam, despite its allusion to the singular, with two small dams found upstream in the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens.
Japanese School of Johannesburg
School
The Japanese School of Johannesburg is a Japanese school in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa. Japanese School of Johannesburg is situated 1 km north of Johannesburg Botanical Garden.
Westpark Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Hentie Joubert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Westpark Cemetery is a large cemetery in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the resting place of some of the country's well-known citizens. It is a non-denomination designated burial ground, and thus has Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Chinese burial areas. Westpark Cemetery is situated 1¼ km southwest of Johannesburg Botanical Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenside and Franklin Roosevelt Park.
Greenside
Suburb
Greenside, is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Greenside borders on the suburbs Emmarentia, Parkview, Parkhurst and Victory Park.
Franklin Roosevelt Park
Suburb
Franklin Roosevelt Park is a north-western suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 8 km northwest of City Hall, north of Montgomery Park and southwest of Linden.
Westdene
Suburb
Westdene is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Westdene lies between the historic suburb of Sophiatown and Melville with the Melville Koppies nature reserve to the north of the suburb.
Johannesburg Botanical Garden
Latitude
-26.15874° or 26° 9′ 32″ southLongitude
28.0016° or 28° 0′ 6″ eastOpen location code
5G5CR2R2+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 23019683OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q6217139
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In Other Languages
“Johannesburg Botanical Garden” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Johannesburgse Botaniese Tuin”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Emmarentia Dog Park and Picnic Area.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Johannesburg Botanical Garden”. Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.