racetrack
Zwartkops Raceway
A tight, undulating 2.4km circuit near Pretoria that is the heart of South African historic racing, with the Passion for Speed meeting each January drawing significant international machinery.
9 km · about 20 min drive
AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng
Centurion
Gauteng, South Africa · Africa
About Centurion
Centurion is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Midstream, 9km from Zwartkops Raceway.
Centurion is in Gauteng, South Africa, with about 240,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Midstream, about 7 km away.
Centurion (previously known as Verwoerdburg and before that Lyttelton) is an area with 236,580 inhabitants (2011 census) in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, between Pretoria and Midrand. Formerly an independent municipality, with its own town council, it has been part of the City of Tshwane MetropolitanRead more
Municipality since 2000. Its heart is at the intersection of the N1 and N14 freeways. The R21 freeway also passes through the eastern part of Centurion.
The Waterkloof Air Force Base, as well as the Swartkop Air Force Base (which includes the South African Air Force Museum), are in Centurion.
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What is there to see near Centurion?
Within an hour or so of Centurion: Zwartkops Raceway (9 km), Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (19 km), Apartheid Museum (46 km).
Where is Centurion?
Centurion is in Gauteng, South Africa, about 7 km from Midstream.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 236,580
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -25.8589, 28.1858
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Worth the detour from Centurion
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
South Africa's premier racing facility and former Formula 1 venue now hosting international GT and endurance racing.
19 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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