The Strip
The Strip is a commercial area in Matjhabeng Local Municipality, Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State which is located on State Way. The Strip is situated nearby to the government office Internal Affairs, as well as near Post Office.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Welkom-Gimnasium.
Welkom-Gimnasium
School
Welkom-Gimnasium is an academic secondary school in Welkom, South Africa. Founded in 1953 as an Afrikaans school, the school has been a dual-medium school offering classes in English since 1996. Welkom-Gimnasium is situated 770 metres north of The Strip.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Welkom and Thabong.
Welkom
Photo: Caracal Rooikat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Welkom is the second-largest city in the Free State province. Welkom is known as "Circle City", "City within a Garden", "Mvela" and "Matjhabeng". The city's Sotho name, Matjhabeng, means 'where nations meet', derived from the migrant labour system, where people of various countries such as Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique met to work in the mines of the gold fields.
Thabong
Suburb
Photo: Matabane6, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thabong is the second largest township after Botshabelo in the Free State province of South Africa. The township was established during the years of segregation of black people as well as the township of Bronville for coloured people adjacent to the city of Welkom, to accommodate workers at the world's richest gold mines. Thabong is situated 6 km east of The Strip.
Riebeeckstad
Town
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Riebeeckstad is a suburb 5 km east of the city of Welkom located in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality of the Free State province of South Africa. Riebeeckstad is situated 9 km northeast of The Strip.
The Strip
- Type: Commercial area
- Address: State Way, Welkom, 9459
- Location: Matjhabeng Local Municipality, Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-27.97995° or 27° 58′ 48″ southLongitude
26.73481° or 26° 44′ 5″ eastOpen location code
5G482PCM+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 302903639OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=retail
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