Where is Soweto in South Africa?
Soweto is situated in the region Gauteng in South Africa!
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Sowek, Sowe, Sowers, Sowetobrug, Sowerby Castle Hill
Here you will find the location of Soweto on a map.
To see how it currently looks like outside, below are some pictures of the area from online web cameras.
You can also find the distance to the main cities in the region and to cities in the rest of South Africa.
All places in the world called "Soweto".
World Cities
Cities in South Africa that are also found in other countries in the world.
Where is Soweto on the map?
Webcams near Soweto
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Distances
Where is Soweto relative to other places?
Top 10 cities in Gauteng and distance from Soweto.
| City | # | Population | km | miles |
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| Johannesburg | 1 | 2026466 | 21 | 13 |
| Soweto | 2 | 1695094 | 0 | 0 |
| Pretoria | 3 | 1619485 | 72 | 45 |
| Benoni | 4 | 605363 | 47 | 29 |
| Tembisa | 5 | 511671 | 48 | 30 |
| Vereeniging | 6 | 474680 | 45 | 28 |
| Boksburg | 7 | 445182 | 40 | 25 |
| Krugersdorp | 8 | 378833 | 21 | 13 |
| Brakpan | 9 | 305702 | 51 | 32 |
| Vanderbijlpark | 10 | 246821 | 50 | 31 |
Top 10 cities in South Africa and distance from Soweto.
| City | # | Population | km | miles |
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| Cape Town | 1 | 3433504 | 1244 | 773 |
| Durban | 2 | 3120340 | 507 | 315 |
| Johannesburg | 3 | 2026466 | 21 | 13 |
| Soweto | 4 | 1695094 | 0 | 0 |
| Pretoria | 5 | 1619485 | 72 | 45 |
| Port Elizabeth | 6 | 967722 | 879 | 546 |
| Pietermaritzburg | 7 | 750864 | 447 | 278 |
| Benoni | 8 | 605363 | 47 | 29 |
| Tembisa | 9 | 511671 | 48 | 30 |
| Vereeniging | 10 | 474680 | 45 | 28 |
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Statistics and Geographics
South Africa is made up of 12693 cities in 9 regions.
The region Gauteng has 490 cities.
Soweto is number 2 in the region Gauteng.
The city is number 4 in South Africa.
The population is 1695099.
