Soshanguve
Place in Gauteng, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Soshanguve is a township situated about 30 km north of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, just east of Mabopane. The name Soshanguve is an acronym for Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni and Venda, thus showing the multi-ethnic composition of the population. The major African languages of South Africa are heard in Soshanguve.
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Soshanguve | |
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Coordinates: 25°31′25″S 28°6′0″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Tshwane |
Area | |
• Total | 126.77 km2 (48.95 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 906,000 |
• Density | 7,100/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.2% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Northern Sotho | 28.2% |
• Tswana | 16.7% |
• Tsonga | 15.1% |
• Zulu | 13.6% |
• Other | 26.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0152 |
PO box | 0164 |
Area code | 012 |
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