Soshanguve is a

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

situated about 30 km north of

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Gauteng Gauteng ( , ; Sotho-Tswana languages, Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; or ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts f ...

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, just east of

Mabopane Mabopane is a residential township in South Africa. It is situated in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, to the north of Pretoria in Gauteng. History Proclamation Mabopane was proclaimed in 1959 as a black-only residential settlement by the ...

. The name Soshanguve is an acronym for Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni and Venda, thus showing the multi-ethnic composition of the population. The major African languages of South Africa are heard in Soshanguve.

History

It was formerly known as

East. The acronym divided the Soshanguve residents according to their tribe when they were resettled from Mamelodi and

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in 1974.

Culture

The people of Soshanguve speak '' Pretoria Sotho'' called Se Pitori and listen to local music genres called Barcadi &

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Educational Institutions

Soshanguve is home to

Tshwane University of Technology Tshwane University of Technology (TUT; ) is a higher education institution in South Africa that came into being through a merger of three technikons — Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North-West and Technikon Pretoria. As the number of ...

's Soshanguve North & South Campuses & Tshwane North College (TNC).

Places of interest

* The second

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in South Africa is located in Soshanguve Block TT where it is operated by a self-organized group of unemployed

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known as the Bright Youth Council. * Tswaing Crater - Tswaing, meaning Place of Salt in Setswana, is a 2000-hectare heritage site. * Giant Stadium * Soshanguve Crossing Mall * Soshanguve Railway Station

Notable people

* Black Motion *

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* Warren Masemola * Vusi Mahlasela * Lucky Lekgwathi

References

Townships in Gauteng Populated places in the City of Tshwane {{Gauteng-geo-stub