Mamelodi
Mamelodi | |
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 View of Mamelodi | |
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| Coordinates: 25°42′08″S 28°19′39″E / 25.70222°S 28.32750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Established | 1945[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.19 km2 (17.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 334,577 |
| • Density | 7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.9% |
| • Coloured | 0.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 42.3% |
| • Zulu | 12.2% |
| • Tsonga | 10.7% |
| • S. Ndebele | 8.8% |
| • Other | 26.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0122 |
| PO box | 0101 |
| Area code | +27 (0)12 |
| Website | www.powerfulone.webs.com |
Mamelodi is a black township in South Africa. It was formed by the South African Apartheid government to resettle black South Africans. It has a population of about 300,000 people.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Mamelodi Heritage Route Launched". South African Ministry for Environmental Affairs and Tourism. 2000-09-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Main Place Mamelodi". Census 2011.
- ↑ South Africans' anger over land set to explode - BBC News
- ↑ South Africa orphanage worker charged in poisoning - BBC News
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