Soweto, South Africa
Facts and figures on Soweto at a glance
Name: Soweto (Soweto)Status: Very large place
Population: 1,695,047 people
Region name (Level 3): City of Johannesburg
Region name (Level 2): City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Region name (Level 1): Gauteng
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa
Soweto is located in the region of Gauteng. Gauteng's capital Pretoria (Pretoria) is approximately 67 km / 41 mi away from Soweto (as the crow flies). The distance from Soweto to South Africa's capital Pretoria (Pretoria) is approximately 67 km / 41 mi (as the crow flies).
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| Place | Status | Population | Region |
| Soweto Soweto | Very large place | 1,695,047 people | Gauteng Gauteng |
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Information on Soweto
| Place name | Region name Level 3 | Region name Level 2 | Region name Level 1 | Country | Continent |
| Soweto Soweto | City of Johannesburg City of Johannesburg | City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality | Gauteng Gauteng | South Africa | Africa |
Time in Soweto
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Tue, 30 May 2023 - 1:45pm | No | Tue, 30 May 2023 - 1:45pm | UTC +2.0 | Africa/Johannesburg |
Geographic coordinates of Soweto
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 26°16'04.1"S (-26.2678100°) | 27°51'30.6"E (27.8584900°) |
Distances from Soweto
| To equator (0° lat) | To prime meridian (0° lon) | To the largest places |
| 2,911 km south of the equator | 2,777 km east of the prime meridian | Distances from Soweto |
Places around Soweto
6 places found within 5 km around Soweto. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km| Place | Population | Distance | Route |
| Albertynsville Albertynsville | - | 0.9 km 0.5 mi | show |
| Moroka Moroka | - | 2.1 km 1.3 mi | show |
| Protea Protea | - | 2.7 km 1.7 mi | show |
| Fordsburg Fordsburg | - | 3.2 km 2.0 mi | show |
| Mofolo Mofolo | - | 3.4 km 2.1 mi | show |
| Pimville Pimville | - | 4.9 km 3.0 mi | show |