SOSHANGUVE

Gauteng · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 25.47°S / 28.10°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 954,013

Soshanguve is a city in South Africa with a population of 872,309. It sits at -25.47/28.10, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 5 km from Mabopane.

Population 872,309

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Gauteng
Coords: 25.47°S / 28.10°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Mabopane Gauteng 110,972 5.3 km

SW Ga-Rankuwa North West 90,945 19.1 km

E Hammanskraal North West 112,950 20.2 km

NE Carousel View North West 8,875 25.4 km

N Makapanstad North West 0 25.5 km

W Letlhabile North West 49,718 26.2 km

S Pretoria Gauteng 2,112,693 31.4 km

NE Pienaarsrivier Limpopo 2,272 36.0 km

SW Hartbeespoort North West 26,732 36.5 km

SW Brits North West 122,497 36.7 km

Air access

nearby

PRY

Wonderboom Airport

Medium airport

23.7 km

FASK

Swartkop Air Force Base

Medium airport

37.9 km

FAAP

Aviators Paradise Field

Small airport

40.1 km

WKF

Waterkloof Air Force Base

Medium airport

41.5 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Soshanguve?: 872,309 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Soshanguve in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Soshanguve in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Soshanguve?: Wonderboom Airport (PRY).
How far is Soshanguve from Pretoria?: About 32 km.
Does Soshanguve have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in South Africa?: English.
What currency is used in South Africa?: Rand.
How many cities are in South Africa?: 985 on record.
Which admin region is Soshanguve in?: Gauteng.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/954013

{
  "data": {
    "id": 954013,
    "name": "Soshanguve",
    "ascii_name": "Soshanguve",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 872309,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -25.47288,
    "longitude": 28.09919
  }
}

Context

comparatives

7.9x the population of Mabopane.
5 km from Mabopane.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.