Soshanguve
Soshanguve is a township situated about 30 km north of Pretoria and just east of Mabopane, in Gauteng, South Africa. The name Soshanguve is an acronym for Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni and Venda, thus showing the multi-ethnic composition of the population.Places of Interest
Highlights: Tshwane University of Technology Soshanguve Campus and Giant Stadium.
Tshwane University of Technology Soshanguve Campus
University
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Odi Stadium
Stadium
Odi Stadium is a derelict multi-purpose stadium in Mabopane, South Africa. Odi Stadium is situated 6 km west of Soshanguve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mabopane.
Soshanguve
- Type: Suburb with 872,000 residents
- Description: place in Gauteng, South Africa
- Categories: South African township and locality
- Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-25.5264° or 25° 31′ 35″ south
Longitude
28.0994° or 28° 5′ 58″ east
Population
872,000
Elevation
1,179 metres (3,868 feet)
Open location code
5G6CF3FX+CQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Soshanguve” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Soshanguve”
- Chinese: “索尚古韋”
- Chinese: “索尚古韦”
- Dutch: “Soshanguve”
- Estonian: “Soshanguve”
- French: “Soshanguve”
- German: “Soshanguve”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Soshanguve”
- Norwegian: “Soshanguve”
- Pedi: “Soshanguve”
- Russian: “Сошангуве”
- Tswana: “Soshanguve”
- Turkish: “Soshanguve”
- Urdu: “سوشانگووے”
- Xhosa: “Soshanguve”
- Zulu: “Soshanguve”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sun Valley and Thorntree View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Phuthanang Primary School and Wallmansthal Secondary School.
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