Makana Local Municipality, Grahamstown

#13 among attractions in Grahamstown

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Makana Local Municipality is the local municipality which governs the town of Makhanda/Grahamstown and surrounding areas in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It forms part of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality. The municipality is named after a Xhosa prophet, Makana. ()

Local name: Makana Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Area: 1689.19 mi²Coordinates: 33°16'60"S, 26°31'0"E

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Makana Local Municipality – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Michael and St George Cathedral, Albany Museum, Makana Botanical Gardens, Cory Library for Historical Research.

1.9 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Michael and St George Cathedral, Grahamstown
50 min walk • The Cathedral of St Michael and St George is the home of the Anglican Diocese of Grahamstown in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Grahamstown. The cathedral is located on Church Square and has the tallest spire in South Africa 176 feet.
2.1 miS
Museum, Natural history museum, History museum
Albany Museum, Grahamstown
54 min walk • The Albany Museum, South Africa is situated in Grahamstown in South Africa, is affiliated to Rhodes University and dates back to 1855, making it the second oldest museum in South Africa.
2.4 miS
Botanical garden, Park
Makana Botanical Gardens, Grahamstown
61 min walk • The Makana Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in South Africa operated by Rhodes University, located in Grahamstown. The garden is on Gunfire Hill and is surrounded by the 1820 Settlers National Monument, Fort Selwyn, the Albany Museum, and Grey Dam Lake.
2.2 miS
Library
Cory Library for Historical Research, Grahamstown
56 min walk • The Cory Library for Humanities Research, formerly The Cory Library for Historical Research, is a research library at Rhodes University, and is one of the branch libraries of the Rhodes University Library services.
1.9 miS
Museum
National English Literary Museum, Grahamstown
50 min walk • The Amazwi South African Museum of Literature, previously the National English Literary Museum, is a museum that houses archival material relating to South Africa's literary heritage. It is located in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
2.3 miS
Library
Rhodes University Library, Grahamstown
58 min walk • The Rhodes University Library is committed to the pursuit of knowledge by connecting people to resources that contribute to the intellectual development of future responsible citizens.
1.8 miS
Seminary
College of the Transfiguration, Grahamstown
46 min walk • The College of the Transfiguration in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, is the only provincial residential college of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, offering a contextual approach to theology studies.
2.1 miS
Universities and schools
Rhodes University, Grahamstown
55 min walk • Rhodes University is a public research university located in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is one of four universities in the province.
2.1 miS
Prison
Old Gaol Building, Grahamstown
54 min walk • The Old Gaol Building is a historic building built in 1824 in Makhanda, also known as Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, and is the second-oldest building in Grahamstown.