South Africa · Gauteng · Johannesburg
Alexandra, Johannesburg — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Alexandra is a township of the City of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, next to the wealthy suburb of Sandton.
Hotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Where to stay in Alexandra
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
No lodging is recorded inside Alexandra.
About Alexandra
What are the main landmarks in Alexandra?
No single sight in Alexandra is named. The feature its sources do name is the Jukskei River, and the township stands along the river's banks.
What is the history of Alexandra?
Alexandra was established in 1912. Its original houses were reasonably well built, and a large number of informal dwellings, the shacks called imikhukhu, came to stand alongside them.
Where is Alexandra?
Alexandra is bounded by Wynberg on the west, Marlboro and Kelvin on the north, and Kew, Lombardy West and Lombardy East on the south.
More areas in Johannesburg
Updated October 2026