What is the population of Soweto?

1,695,047 people, per GeoNames.

SOWETO

Gauteng · SOUTH AFRICA (ZA) · 26.27°S / 27.86°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 953,781

Soweto is a city in South Africa with a population of 1,695,047. It sits at -26.27/27.86, runs on Africa/Johannesburg, is 11 km from Roodepoort.

Population 1,695,047

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

All facts

fields

Country: South Africa
Subdivision: Gauteng
Coords: 26.27°S / 27.86°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Roodepoort Gauteng 326,416 11.8 km

NW Randfontein Gauteng 133,654 18.2 km

SW Western Areas Gauteng 2,270 18.3 km

SE Walkerville Gauteng 7,981 19.4 km

E Johannesburg Gauteng 9,418,183 19.9 km

W Westonaria Gauteng 156,831 21.7 km

N Krugersdorp Gauteng 378,821 21.8 km

SW Hillshaven Gauteng 3,068 22.7 km

SW Seberuberung Gauteng 2,059 22.7 km

SW Poortje Gauteng 13,362 23.1 km

Air access

nearby

FASY

Baragwanath Airfield

Small airport

0.0 km

FAKR

Krugersdorp Airport

Small airport

24.6 km

QRA

Rand Airport

Medium airport

29.4 km

FAVV

Vereeniging Airport

Medium airport

34.6 km

HLA

Lanseria International Airport

Large airport

37.1 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Soweto?: 1,695,047 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Soweto in?: Africa/Johannesburg.
Which country is Soweto in?: South Africa (ZA).
Which airport serves Soweto?: Baragwanath Airfield (FASY).
How far is Soweto from Pretoria?: About 67 km.
Does Soweto 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 Soweto in?: Gauteng.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/953781

{
  "data": {
    "id": 953781,
    "name": "Soweto",
    "ascii_name": "Soweto",
    "country_code": "ZA",
    "population": 1695047,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Johannesburg",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -26.26781,
    "longitude": 27.85849
  }
}

Context

comparatives

5.2x the population of Roodepoort.
11 km from Roodepoort.
Same timezone (Africa/Johannesburg) as 984 other cities in South Africa.