Sharpeville Human Rights Precinct
Sharpeville Human Rights Precinct is in Emfuleni Local Municipality, Sedibeng, Gauteng. Sharpeville Human Rights Precinct is situated nearby to the convention center Sharpeville Exhibition Centre, as well as near Sharpeville Post Office.| 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 Human Rights Precinct.
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 Human Rights Precinct.
Sharpeville Human Rights Precinct
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Emfuleni Local Municipality, Sedibeng, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.68749° or 26° 41′ 15″ southLongitude
27.87112° or 27° 52′ 16″ eastOpen location code
5G598V7C+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 429961214OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sharpeville Exhibition Centre and Sharpeville Post Office.
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