Gauteng Cities and Towns

Population nearly 133,000 People Elevation 1,509 m Area 28.37 km2 Makeup Black 99.2% Coloured 0.4% Indian/Asian 0.1% White 0.1% Other 0.3% Evaton is a township north of Sebokeng in the Emfuleni region of Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1904. Like other...

Population nearly 347 People Elevation 1,674 m Area 1.37 km2 Makeup Black 44.7% Coloured 2.3% Indian/Asian 8.9% White 42.4% Other 1.7% Devon (Impumelelo) is a settlement in Sedibeng District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Village some 18 km west...

Population nearly 116,000 People Elevation 1,760 m Area 14.17 km2 Makeup Black 99.3% Coloured 0.4% Indian/Asian 0.1% White 0.1% Other 0.2% Kagiso was established in 1920 by ex-miners and squatters from nearby Luipaardsvlei. By 1950, there were about 3 436 people in...

Population nearly 408,000 People Elevation 1,545 m Area 55.36 km2 Makeup Black 98.4% Coloured 0.5% Indian/Asian 0.8% White 0.1% Other 0.3% Katlehong is a township located 35 km east of Johannesburg and south of Germiston between two other townships of Thokoza...

Population nearly 100,000 People Elevation 1,627 m Area 13.93 km2 Makeup Black 99.7% Coloured 0.2% Indian/Asian 0.0% White 0.0% Other 0.0% KwaThema is a township south-west of Springs on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1951 when Africans...

Population nearly 335,000 People Elevation 1,291 m Area 45.19 km2 Makeup Black 98.9% Coloured 0.4% Indian/Asian 0.2% White 0.1% Other 0.3% Mamelodi, part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, is a township set up by the then apartheid government northeast...

Population nearly 38,000 People Elevation 1,479 m Area 4.99 km2 Makeup Black 99.5% Coloured 0.2% Indian/Asian 0.1% White 0.0% Other 0.2% Sharpeville (also spelled Sharpville) is a township situated between two large industrial cities of Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging...

Population nearly 404,000 People Elevation 1,179 m Area 126.77 km2 Makeup Black 99.2% Coloured 0.3% Indian/Asian 0.1% White 0.1% Other 0.4% The name Soshanguve is an abbreviation for Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni, Venda, being the languages spoken at this township. Initially...

Population nearly 1,300,000 People Elevation 1,600 m Area 200.03 km2 Makeup Black 98.5% Coloured 1.0% Indian/Asian 0.1% White 0.1% Other 0.2% The history of South African townships south west of Johannesburg that would later form Soweto was propelled by the increasing...

Population nearly 464,000 People Elevation 1,577 m Area 42.80 km2 Makeup Black 98.9% Coloured 0.2% Indian/Asian 0.1% White 0.1% Other 0.7% Tembisa is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in...

Population nearly 106,000 People Elevation 1,627 m Area 9.43 km2 Makeup Black 99.1% Coloured 0.4% Indian/Asian 0.1% White 0.1% Other 0.2% Thokoza is a township south of Johannesburg, South Africa at the location of the now defunct Palmietfontein Airport. It is...