Soweto: facts

At a glance

• Country: South Africa
• Region: Gauteng
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 1,695,047
• Coordinates: 26.2678° S, 27.8585° E
• Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Rand (ZAR)
• Distance to the capital, Pretoria: 67 km (42 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Lanseria International Airport (HLA): 37 km (23 mi), straight line
• O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB): 41 km (26 mi), straight line
• Mmabatho International Airport (MBD): 237 km (147 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Willowdene: 10.0 km (6.2 mi)
• Roodepoort: 12 km (7 mi)
• Randfontein: 18 km (11 mi)
• Johannesburg: 20 km (12 mi)
• Westonaria: 22 km (13 mi)