Diepkloof

Diepkloof

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Diepkloof
Diepkloof

 Diepkloof shown within Gauteng

Coordinates: 26°14′56″S 27°56′46″E / 26.249°S 27.946°E / -26.249; 27.946Coordinates: 26°14′56″S 27°56′46″E / 26.249°S 27.946°E / -26.249; 27.946
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Area[1]
  Total 9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 95,067
  Density 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 99.7%
  Coloured 0.2%
  White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 34.3%
  Tswana 14.6%
  Sotho 12.8%
  Tsonga 12.4%
  Other 25.9%
Postal code (street) 1862
PO box 1864

Diepkloof is a township of Johannesburg 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. Diepkloof was established in 1959 to accommodate people being removed from Alexandra.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Main Place Diepkloof". Census 2001.
  2. STATS SA. "Census 2011".
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