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Soshanguve is a township situated about 30 km north of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa along Mabopane, and Ga-Rankuwa. The name Soshanguve is an acronym for Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni and Venda, thus showing the multi-ethnic composition of the population. The major African languages of South Africa are heard in Soshanguve.

Soshanguve
Soshanguve
Soshanguve
Soshanguve
Coordinates: 25°31′25″S 28°6′0″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Tshwane
Main PlacePretoria
Area
  Total126.77 km2 (48.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total403,162
  Density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.2%
  Coloured0.3%
  Indian/Asian0.1%
  White0.1%
  Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
  Northern Sotho28.2%
  Tswana16.7%
  Tsonga15.1%
  Zulu13.6%
  Other26.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0152
PO box
0164
Area code012

History


The acronym divided the Soshanguve residents according to their tribe when they were resettled from Mamelodi and Atteridgeville in 1974. While this was to make admin easy for the apartheid government, it left a community divided and suspicious of each other. More than 20 years later, there are still remnants of the past but there is integration of cultures. The people of Soshanguve arguably are the most multilingual of South Africans.


Culture


The people of Soshanguve speak Pretoria Sotho called Se Pitori & Listen to local music genre called Barcadi & Amapiano.


Educational Institutions


Soshanguve is home to Tshwane University of Technology's Soshanguve North & South Campuses & Tshwane north college (TNC) which draw their students from every corner of the country.


Places of interest



Notable people



References


  1. "Main Place Soshanguve". Census 2011.
  2. http://www.fablab.co.za/ South African Fab Labs
  3. Mandavilli, Apoorva (2006). "Make anything, anywhere". Nature. 442 (7105): 862–864. doi:10.1038/442862a. PMID 16929273. S2CID 26698558.



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[de] Soshanguve

Soshanguve ist ein Township und Stadtteil der City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in der südafrikanischen Provinz Gauteng. Soshanguve ist ein Kunstwort, das aus den ersten Silben der Bezeichnungen der Ethnien Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni und Venda gebildet wurde.
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