Orlando

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Orlando is a historic township area within Soweto, South Africa, known for its central role in the anti-apartheid struggle and vibrant local culture.

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Label Occurrences
Orlando canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf suburb ⓘ
township ⓘ
associatedWith Desmond Tutu ⓘ
Hector Pieterson ⓘ
Nelson Mandela ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
culturalActivity local markets and informal trade ⓘ
shebeen and jazz culture ⓘ
street art and murals ⓘ
dateOfSignificantEvent 1976-06-16 ⓘ
demographics predominantly Black African population ⓘ
establishedAs residential area for Black Africans under segregation policies ⓘ
governedBy City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality ⓘ
hasLandmark Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum ⓘ
Mandela House Museum ⓘ
linked to: Mandela House

Orlando Stadium ⓘ
Orlando Towers ⓘ
Vilakazi Street ⓘ
hasPart Orlando East ⓘ
Orlando West ⓘ
hasSportsFacility Orlando Stadium ⓘ
heritage symbol of resistance to apartheid ⓘ
historicalEvent Soweto Uprising ⓘ
knownFor central role in the anti-apartheid struggle ⓘ
historic significance in South African politics ⓘ
student activism during apartheid ⓘ
vibrant local culture ⓘ
language Sotho ⓘ
Tswana ⓘ
Xhosa ⓘ
Zulu ⓘ
locatedIn City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality ⓘ
Gauteng ⓘ
Soweto ⓘ
near Diepkloof ⓘ
Kliptown ⓘ
linked to: Soweto

Meadowlands ⓘ
partOf Johannesburg ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sports football ⓘ
timeZone South African Standard Time ⓘ
linked to: Central Africa Time
tourism major township tourism destination in South Africa ⓘ
urbanClassification urban township ⓘ
utcOffset +02:00 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soweto → hasNeighbourhood → Orlando ⓘ
Diepkloof → near → Orlando ⓘ