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Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
55 km · about 65 min drive
AfricaSouth AfricaGauteng
Vanderbijlpark
Gauteng, South Africa · Africa
About Vanderbijlpark
Vanderbijlpark sits on the route: 20 minutes from Vereeniging, 55km from Apartheid Museum.
Vanderbijlpark is in Gauteng, South Africa, with about 250,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Vereeniging, about 10 km away.
Vanderbijlpark is an industrial city with approximately 95,000 inhabitants, situated on the Vaal River in the south of Gauteng province, South Africa. The city is named after Hendrik van der Bijl, an electrical engineer and industrialist.
Vanderbijlpark is home to Vanderbijlpark Steel, previously part of the SouthRead more
African Iron and Steel Corporation (ISCOR), which subsequently became a subsidiary of the global company ArcelorMittal. With neighbouring cities Vereeniging and Sasolburg, it forms the Vaal Triangle, historically a major industrial region of South Africa. It is situated in the local municipality of Emfuleni and district municipality of Sedibeng.
The peri-urban black townships Boipatong, Muvango, Bophelong, Sebokeng, Evaton, Tshepiso and Sharpeville are close to the city.
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What is there to see near Vanderbijlpark?
Within an hour or so of Vanderbijlpark: Apartheid Museum (55 km).
Where is Vanderbijlpark?
Vanderbijlpark is in Gauteng, South Africa, about 10 km from Vereeniging.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 246,754
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.7117, 27.8379
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