Diepkloof

Diepkloof is a large zone of Soweto township in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is also sometimes referred to as Diepmeadow, if considered as a single township with the nearby Meadowlands (although there is Orlando in between). Diepkloof was established in 1959 to accommodate people being removed from Alexandra.

Diepkloof
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Diepkloof
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Diepkloof
Diepkloof is located in Gauteng
Diepkloof
Diepkloof
Diepkloof is located in South Africa
Diepkloof
Diepkloof
Coordinates: 26.249°S 27.946°E / -26.249; 27.946
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceSoweto
Area
  Total9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total95,067
  Density10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.7%
  Coloured0.2%
  White0.1%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu34.3%
  Tswana14.6%
  Sotho12.8%
  Tsonga12.4%
  Other25.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1862
PO box
1864

References

  1. "Main Place Diepkloof". Census 2001.
  2. STATS SA. "Census 2011".
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