Soweto

Also known as Johannesburg/Soweto, Soweto, South Africa, Soweto, Gauteng, Soweto, Johannesburg

Soweto () is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships. Formerly a separate municipality, it is now incorporated in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality since 2002 and is one of the suburbs of Johannesburg.

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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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Settlement.name: Soweto
Settlement.other_name: South Western Townships
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Soweto-002.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Orlando Towers in the Orlando suburb of Soweto in 2006
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gauteng
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: City of Johannesburg
Settlement.subdivision_type4