City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa.
The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in order to expedite services for the city. Zulu is the most spoken home language at 23.4% followed by English at 20.1%.
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Worth seeing in and around City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Johannesburg
The University of Johannesburg, colloquially known as UJ, is a public university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The University of Johannesburg was established on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the Rand Afrikaans University, the Technikon Witwatersrand and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of Vista University.
1.9 km · public university in Johannesburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 02Johannesburg Zoo
The Johannesburg Zoo or Joburg Zoo is a 55-hectare zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. The zoo is dedicated to the accommodation, enrichment, husbandry, and medical care of wild animals, and houses about 2000 individuals of 320 species.
3.8 km · zoo · Wikipedia - 03Emmarentia Dam
Emmarentia Dam is a dam in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa. There are several dams that make up Emmarentia Dam, despite its allusion to the singular, with two small dams found upstream in the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens.
1.9 km · dam in Johannesburg, Gauteng · Wikipedia - 04Bidvest Stadium
Bidvest Stadium, is a multipurpose sports stadium in the Braamfontein, suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The stadium has a dedicated field to host football matches with a capacity of 5,000 seats, and other fields to host other sports disciplines.
3.7 km · building in South Africa · Wikipedia - 05Johannesburg Planetarium
The Johannesburg Planetarium is a planetarium owned by the University of the Witwatersrand, located on the University's East Campus in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. It was the first full-sized planetarium in Africa, and the second in the southern hemisphere.
3.7 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia - 06Goodman Gallery
Goodman Gallery is an art gallery founded in Johannesburg, South Africa by Linda Givon in 1966. The gallery operates spaces in Johannesburg, Cape Town, London and New York.
3.9 km · art gallery, Johannesburg · Wikipedia - 07Westpark Cemetery
Westpark Cemetery is a large cemetery in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the resting place of some of the country's well-known citizens. It is a non-denomination designated burial ground, and thus has Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Chinese burial areas.
1.1 km · cemetery in Africa · Wikipedia - 08Zoo Lake
Zoo Lake is a popular lake and public park in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is part of the Hermann Eckstein Park and is opposite the Johannesburg Zoo.
3 km · lake in Gauteng, South Africa · Wikipedia - 09Johannesburg Botanical Garden
The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg, South Africa. The gardens grew out of a large rose garden that was established in 1964 and subsequently expanded from 1969 to cover an area of around 125 hectares.
1.9 km · botanical garden in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 10Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre
The Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre is a Holocaust and genocide centre situated in Forest Town in Johannesburg, South Africa. The building fronts Jan Smuts Avenue, a major road in the city.
3.5 km · holocaust museum in Forest Town, South Africa · Wikipedia
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Getting to City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
- Airports
- O.R. Tambo (JNB), 25 km · Lanseria (HLA), 26 km · Sir Seretse Khama (GBE), 275 km
- Polokwane → City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality301 km · quickest by road, 4h 38m · R300–400
- Mbombela → City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality316 km · quickest by road, 5h 11m · R320–425
- Bloemfontein → City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality364 km · quickest by road, 5h 23m · R350–465
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- Get in}} The airport is mainly for smaller charter, cargo and classic airline flights; it is in fact busier than Johannesburg International and sees more air traffic.
- Get aroundGenerally, it is a bad idea to make use of minibus taxis unless accompanied by locals.
- Get aroundTraffic can be aggressive, and minibus taxis in particular often defy the rules of the road.
- Get aroundPublic transport in Johannesburg is provided by city buses and informal minibus services.
- Get aroundForeigners are advised to use only normal sedan taxis (metered or fixed-price taxes that transport only you and your travel partners), as minibus taxis have a reputation for being rather unsafe.
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Next door to City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality is 6 km from Johannesburg, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Sophiatownsuburb of Johannesburg, South Africa2.1 km
- Parktownsuburb of Johannesburg, South Africa1.7 km
- Vrededorphuman settlement in South Africa3.5 km
- Melvillesuburb of Johannesburg, South Africa1.4 km
- Lindensuburb of Johannesburg, South Africa - situated along the border of Randburg3.6 km
- Emmarentiasuburb of Johannesburg1.2 km