Sharpeville

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sharpeville
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:town
gptkbp:areaCode 016
gptkbp:coordinates 26°41′S 27°52′E
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:dateOfSharpevilleMassacre 1960-03-21
gptkbp:established 1935
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Sharpeville_massacre
gptkbp:historicalSignificance site of anti-apartheid protest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sharpeville
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Vaal_Triangle
gptkbp:municipality gptkb:Emfuleni_Local_Municipality
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_Sharpe
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Sharpeville_massacre
1960-03-21
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Sedibeng_District_Municipality
gptkbp:population ~37,000
gptkbp:postalCode 1928
gptkbp:province gptkb:Gauteng
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn gptkb:Human_Rights_Day_(South_Africa)
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:SAST
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vereeniging
gptkb:Final_Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6