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Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
37 km · about 40 min drive
AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng
Evaton
Gauteng, South Africa · Africa
About Evaton
Evaton sits on the route: 10 minutes from Orange Farm, 37km from Apartheid Museum.
Evaton is in Gauteng, South Africa, with about 730,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Orange Farm, about 6 km away.
Evaton is a township north of Sebokeng, that's divided into three; Evaton Central, Evaton West (popularly known as "Mkhelele", after Helman Mkhalele) and Evaton North, in the Emfuleni Local Municipality of Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1904. Like other townships in the area, Evaton was affected by theRead more
violent unrest which erupted in 1984 and by 1985 a state of emergency was imposed.
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Within an hour or so of Evaton: Apartheid Museum (37 km).
Where is Evaton?
Evaton is in Gauteng, South Africa, about 6 km from Orange Farm.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 725,468
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.5333, 27.8500
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