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Soweto
South Western Township
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Orlando Towers in the Orlando suburb of Soweto
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Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Area | |
• Total | 200.03 km2 (77.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
Population
(2011)
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• Total | 1,271,628 |
• Density | 6,357.19/km2 (16,465.0/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 98.5% |
• Coloured | 1.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 37.1% |
• Sotho | 15.5% |
• Tswana | 12.9% |
• Tsonga | 8.9% |
• Other | 25.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) |
1808
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Area code | 011 |
Website | www.Soweto.gov.za |
Soweto is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships. Formerly a separate municipality, it is now incorporated in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Suburbs of Johannesburg.
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See also
In Spanish: Soweto para niños
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