Mapetla Main Substation

Mapetla Main Substation is an electrical substation in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Access is restricted and requires permission. Mapetla Main Substation is situated nearby to Mapetla High School, as well as near Protea Glen Police Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Soweto Cricket Oval and Avalon Cemetery.

Soweto Cricket Oval

Stadium

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. Soweto Cricket Oval is situated 2½ km northeast of Mapetla Main Substation.

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. Avalon Cemetery is situated 3 km southeast of Mapetla Main Substation.

Protea Glen Mall

Shopping center

The Protea Glen Mall is a shopping mall in Protea Glen, in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, which opened in September 2012. Built at a cost of approximately R360-380 million, the mall is located at the intersection of R558 and Protea Boulevard in the centre of Protea Glen, and has over 90 tenants. Protea Glen Mall is situated 3 km west of Mapetla Main Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Protea Glen and Zola.

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. Protea Glen is situated 2½ km west of Mapetla Main Substation.

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. Zola is situated 3½ km north of Mapetla Main Substation.

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. Lenasia is situated 5 km south of Mapetla Main Substation.

Mapetla Main Substation

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.27469° or 26° 16′ 29″ south

Longitude

27.84334° or 27° 50′ 36″ east

Operator

Eskom

Open location code

5G59PRGV+48

OpenStreetMap ID

way 84594177

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