Location: Soweto
Gauteng, South Africa
Country: South Africa
Province: Gauteng
Municipality: City of Johannesburg
Established: 1963
Area• Total: 200.03 km (77.23 sq mi)
Elevation: 1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population (2011)• Total: 1,271,628
• Density: 6,400/km (16,000/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: SAST (UTC+2)
Postal code (street): 1808
Area code: 011
Website: www.Soweto.gov.za
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Top 6 Nature & Parks in Soweto, Gauteng
February 2, 2022 Concepcion Newsome
An acronym for South Western Townships, Soweto was dubbed as such in 1963. The area began in the late 19th century as a temporary neighborhood for gold mine workers, then later became a black Johannesburg ghetto with forced apartheid settlement. In 1976, Soweto garnered international headlines with its deadly uprising against Afrikaans-only language education. The Mandela Family Museum and the recently restored Credo Mutwa Village (with its Zulu and Sotho homesteads) are two can't-miss sights.
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1. Diepkloof Park
12257 Immink Street, Soweto, Johannesburg 1864 South Africa
2. Mofolo Park
1209 Mzilikatse Street, Soweto, Johannesburg 1801 South Africa +27 64 076 3584 http://www.sa-venues.com/things-to-do/gauteng/mofolo-park/
3. Dorothy Nyembe Park
Mashinini Street Region D, Zone 3, Soweto, Johannesburg 1863 South Africa +27 11 938 7600
4. Thokoza Park
Chris Hani Road, Soweto, Johannesburg 1818 South Africa
5. Kremetart Park
Kremetart Avenue & Kiaat Street Eldorado Park, Soweto, Johannesburg 1811 South Africa +27 11 712 6664 http://www.jhbcityparks.com/index.php/list-of-parks-mainmenu-39/141-kremetart
6. Orlando West Regional Park
Armitage Street, Soweto, Johannesburg 1804 South Africa
