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List of cemeteries in South Africa

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This is a list of some of the more notable cemeteries in South Africa

List of existing cemeteries

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Name of the cemetery Established Town/City Province Remarks
Heroes' Acre 1867 Pretoria Gauteng Resting place of Paul Kruger, Andries Pretorius and Hendrik Verwoerd
Clouston Field of Remembrance Colenso KwaZulu-Natal Cemetery and memorial to those fallen during the Second Boer War
West Park Cemetery Johannesburg Gauteng Resting place of Nkosi Johnson as well as several well-known ANC veterans
Maitland Cemetery 1886 Maitland Western Cape First burial occurred in 1886
Ambleside Military Cemetery Estcourt KwaZulu-Natal A national heritage site
Avalon Cemetery Soweto Gauteng
Wagon Hill Cemetery Ladysmith KwaZulu-Natal A national heritage site
Caesar's Camp Cemetery Ladysmith KwaZulu-Natal A national heritage site
Cremorne Cemetery Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal
Bethulie Concentration Camp Cemetery Bethulie Free State A national heritage site
Winburg Military Cemetery Winburg Free State A national heritage site
Legacy Parks - Wiesenhof Remembrance Park 2011 Stellenbosch Western Cape An eco-friendly site
The Preserve at Zilkaatsnek Wildlife Estate 2016 Hartbeespoort / Brits North-West / Gauteng A private memorial and truly natural burial cemetery
Tana Baru Cemetery 1804 Bo-Kaap Western Cape Served the Malay Muslim labourer community
The Preserve at Sampouri Estate 2011 Bela Bela Limpopo A private memorial and truly natural burial cemetery
Fourways Memorial Park by Calgro m3 Fourways Gauteng World-class Cemetery - open to the public
Nasrec Memorial Park by Calgro m3 Soweto Gauteng World-class Cemetery - open to the public
Vanderbijlpark Cemetery
Evaton Cemetery
Phelandaba Cemetery
Vuka Cemetery
Nanescol Cemetery
Aberdeen Cemetery, Eastern Cape
North End Cemetery Gqeberha Eastern Cape
South End Cemetery 1882 Gqeberha Eastern Cape
Paapenkuils Cemetery Gqeberha Eastern Cape
Forest Hill Cemetery Gqeberha Eastern Cape
Malabar Cemetery Gqeberha Eastern Cape
West End Cemetery Kimberley Northern Cape
Galeshewe North Cemetery Kimberley Northern Cape
DuToitspan Cemetery Kimberley Northern Cape
Kimberley Muslim Cemetery Kimberley Northern Cape
Roodepan Cemetery Kimberley Northern Cape
M.O.T.H. Garden of rememberence Kimberley Northern Cape