Parktown
Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town.Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
Endstead
Historic building
Endstead is an historic house in Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa built in 1903 by Ernest Willmot Sloper for his own use.
Johannesburg Planetarium
Planetarium
Photo: Soul Train, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Johannesburg Planetarium is a planetarium owned by the University of the Witwatersrand, located on the University's East Campus in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
Constitution Hill
Photo: The Heritage Portal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Constitution Hill precinct is located at 11 Kotze Street in Braamfontein, Johannesburg near the western end of the suburb of Hillbrow.
Localities in the Area
Braamfontein
Suburb
Braamfontein is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa, seat of the Constitutional Court…
Melville
Suburb
Photo: fiverlocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melville is a bohemian suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Hillbrow
Suburb
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hillbrow is an inner city residential neighbourhood of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Parktown
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.18167° or 26° 10' 54" southLongitude
28.02778° or 28° 1' 40" eastElevation
1,723 metres (5,653 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA ZEGOpen Location Code
5G5CR29H+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 262721888OpenStreetMap Feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
966190Wikidata ID
Q7138733Parktown Satellite Map
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Also Known As
Other Places Named Parktown
In the Area
Localities
Landmarks
- Kenefick Park Backyard Cricket StadiumPitch
- Falkland ParkPark
- St George's ChurchChurch
- Wits Bus Station (T3, C4, C5)Bus station
- Gym and Squash courtsSports venue
- Hall 29Sports venue
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Parktown. Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.