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Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
16 km · about 20 min drive
AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng
Roodepoort
Gauteng, South Africa · Africa
About Roodepoort
Roodepoort is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Soweto, 16km from Apartheid Museum.
Roodepoort is in Gauteng, South Africa, with about 330,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Soweto, about 12 km away.
Roodepoort (locally ROOR-də-poort) is a city in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly an independent municipality, Roodepoort became part of the Johannesburg municipality in the late 1990s, along with Randburg and Sandton. Johannesburg's most famous botanical garden, Witwatersrand National Botanical GardensRead more
(now renamed Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden), is located in Roodepoort.
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What is there to see near Roodepoort?
Within an hour or so of Roodepoort: Apartheid Museum (16 km), Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (27 km), Zwartkops Raceway (46 km).
Where is Roodepoort?
Roodepoort is in Gauteng, South Africa, about 12 km from Soweto.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 326,416
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.1625, 27.8725
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Worth the detour from Roodepoort
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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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