racetrack
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
South Africa's premier racing facility and former Formula 1 venue now hosting international GT and endurance racing.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Randburg
Gauteng, South Africa · Africa
About Randburg
Randburg is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Alexandra, 13km from Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit.
Randburg is in Gauteng, South Africa, with about 340,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Alexandra, about 10 km away.
Randburg is an area located in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly a separate municipality, its administration devolved to the newly created City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, along with neighbouring Sandton and Roodepoort, in the late 1990s. During the transitional period of 1996–2000,Read more
Randburg was part of the Northern Metropolitan Local Council (MLC).
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What is there to see near Randburg?
Within an hour or so of Randburg: Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (13 km), Apartheid Museum (16 km), Zwartkops Raceway (33 km).
Where is Randburg?
Randburg is in Gauteng, South Africa, about 10 km from Alexandra.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 337,053
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.0941, 28.0012
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Worth the detour from Randburg
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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