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Soweto

Africa

Soweto is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, one of the suburbs of Johannesburg bordering the city's mining belt in the south. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,271,628 1
Area (sq km)
200.03 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
1632 1
Latitude
26.26781 degrees south 1
Longitude
27.85849 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Gauteng, States or Territories

Soweto is associated with Gauteng.

Source Soweto (Wikipedia)
South Africa, Countries
Source Soweto (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Soweto (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Soweto is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa and one of the suburbs of Johannesburg, bordering the city's mining belt in the south.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1271628
  • Infobox, Population year
    2011
  • Infobox, Area
    200.03
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    -26.26781, 27.85849
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -26.26781, 27.85849
  • Infobox, Elevation
    1632 m
  • Lead section, admin-division claim
    Soweto is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa and one of the suburbs of Johannesburg, bordering the city's mining belt in the south.
  • Associated With: South Africa, Infobox, Country
    south-africa
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