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Soweto
Also known as Johannesburg/Soweto, Soweto, South Africa, Soweto, Gauteng, Soweto, Johannesburg
area urbana di Johannesburg in Sudafrica
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Soweto is a township in Johannesburg, South Africa, whose name comes from the abbreviation "South Western Townships." It was once an independent municipality but is now part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, located near the city's southern mining areas.
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- South Western Townships
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- Orlando Towers in the Orlando suburb of Soweto in 2006
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- South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa
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- Gauteng
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- Municipality
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- City of Johannesburg
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Article · Italiano
Soweto è un'area urbana della città di Johannesburg, in Sudafrica. È la più grande township (baraccopoli) del Sudafrica e ha avuto un ruolo fondamentale nella storia della lotta all'apartheid. Il nome "Soweto" è una contrazione di "South Western Townships" ("township sudoccidentali").
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