Vosloorus
Place in Gauteng, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Place in Gauteng, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vosloorus is a large township situated south of Boksburg and just east of Katlehong in Ekurhuleni, just 30 kilometres south-east of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1963 when Black Africans were removed from Stirtonville[2] because it was considered by the government too close to a white town. Stirtonville, renamed Reiger Park, has since become home to Boksburg's coloured community. A local authority was established in 1983 when Vosloorus was given full municipal status.
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Vosloorus | |
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Coordinates: 26°21′30″S 28°12′27″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
Main Place | Boksburg |
Area | |
• Total | 32.10 km2 (12.39 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 163,216 |
• Density | 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.3% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 46.8% |
• Sotho | 18.0% |
• Xhosa | 8.2% |
• Northern Sotho | 7.3% |
• Other | 19.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1475 |
PO box | 1486 |
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