Sebokeng

Sebokeng () locally called Zweni by residents, is a middle-class township in the Emfuleni Local Municipality in southern Gauteng, South Africa near the industrial cities of Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging. Other neighboring townships include Evaton to the north and Sharpeville to the south.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Sebokeng
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gauteng
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sedibeng
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Emfuleni
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 46.45
Settlement.population_total: 218515
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Racial makeup (2011)

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Area: 46.45
Elevation: 1516

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inception: 1965-01-01
postal code: 1982

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History
Demographics
Economy
Infrastructure
Education
Neighbouring townships
Notable people
References
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==History == Sebokeng, which literally means "gathering place" in Sesotho, was established by the then apartheid government in 1965 when 18,772 houses were erected. In September 1984 there were violent clashes between the South African security forces and the residents of Sebokeng, who were boycotting rent and service tariffs. The cessation of fighting in 1994 allowed citizens to begin forming a stable community.