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Diepsloot
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Diepsloot
Sloot | |
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.jpg) A part of Diepsloot in 2012. | |
  Diepsloot  Diepsloot | |
| Coordinates: 25°56′05″S 28°00′45″E / 25.934722°S 28.0125°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Established | 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward 95 and 113 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 138,329 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 22.8% |
| • Zulu | 19.9% |
| • Tsonga | 10.5% |
| • S. Ndebele | 10.5% |
| • Other | 36.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2189 |
| PO box | 2069 |
Diepsloot (/ˈdiːpslʊərt/ DEEP-sloort),[2] Afrikaans for "deep ditch", is a densely populated township in Gauteng, South Africa. It is located in the Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. There are high levels of crimes here including illegal electricity connections and theft.[3]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Diepsloot". Census 2011.
- ^ BREAKING NEWS: Teargas fired as students clash with police at UJ Doornfontein - YouTube. 25 June 2023. Event occurs at 0:02. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Constant Fear and Mob Rule in South Africa Slu". The New York Times. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
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