Location & Surroundings
Soweto is a city in Gauteng, South Africa with 1,695,047 inhabitants, at 1,632 m elevation. The national capital Pretoria is 67 km to the northeast. The nearest airport is Robinson Lake Aerodrome, 21 km away.
Also known as: ソウェト · 索韦托 · سويتو · Соуэто · सॉवेटो · Սոուետո
Overview
Soweto is township of South Africa.
It is located in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa.
Established in 1963-01-01.
The population is about 1,271,628 (2011).
It covers about 200 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 1,632 metre.
Also known as: Johannesburg/Soweto, Soweto, South Africa, Soweto, Gauteng, Soweto, Johannesburg
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Basic Data
- Country South Africa
- Located in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
- Area 200 square kilometre
- Type populated place (PPL)
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Geography
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Coordinates
26° 16' 4" S, 27° 51' 31" E
- Elevation DEM: 1632 m
- Timezone Africa/Johannesburg
- Time Shift GMT 2 (DST 2)
Statistics & Country
- Population 1,695,047
- Pop. Density 25,148 p/km²
- Built-up 38.1%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Rand (ZAR)
- Phone Prefix +27
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 14:10
- Sunrise 05:34
- Sunset 18:15
- Day length 12 h 41 min
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Weather in Soweto
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Soweto, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 23.0 C with mostly clear skies and a 2.1 m/s north-westerly wind. Next 24h: 21.7 to 29.4 C, max wind 5.8 m/s. No precipitation expected. Solar peaks near 915 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 23.0 | 2.1 | 328 | 25 | 1,019.1 | - / 0.00 | 5 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 29.4 | 2.3 | 295 | 12 | 1,014.3 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 30 | 914.7 | n/a |
| 12h | 25.4 | 3.5 | 324 | 16 | 1,015.6 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 3 | 319.7 | n/a |
| 18h | 21.7 | 2.7 | 23 | 22 | 1,015.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 66 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 22.6 | 5.8 | 2 | 25 | 1,018.6 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 100 | 84.9 | n/a |
| 30h | 26.4 | 3.7 | 331 | 20 | 1,015.4 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 81 | 644.0 | n/a |
| 36h | 24.1 | 1.8 | 339 | 22 | 1,016.5 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 82 | 219.9 | n/a |
| 42h | 20.6 | 1.5 | 333 | 30 | 1,016.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 5 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Thursday | 23.8 | 3.2 | 17 | 30 | 1,018.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 3 | 97.0 | n/a |
| 54h | 29.9 | 3.9 | 329 | 17 | 1,013.6 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 79 | 911.3 | n/a |
| 60h | 26.6 | 1.9 | 323 | 21 | 1,015.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 13 | 267.3 | n/a |
| 66h | 23.0 | 2.7 | 24 | 28 | 1,016.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 53 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Friday | 24.1 | 4.0 | 352 | 31 | 1,019.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 98.4 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Commons category Soweto