Soweto
Soweto is a suburb in Khomas, Namibia. Soweto is situated nearby to the suburb Wanaheda, as well as near the neighborhood Freedom Land.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sam Nujoma Stadium and A. Shipena Secondary School.
Sam Nujoma Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Thomas.macmillan, Public domain.
Sam Nujoma Stadium is a football stadium in Katutura, Windhoek, Namibia. The stadium holds 10,300 and was finished in 2005. It is named after the former Namibian president Sam Nujoma.
A. Shipena Secondary School
School
A. Shipena Secondary School is a secondary school in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is a government school situated in the Soweto area of the Katutura suburb, offering school grades 8–12.
Augustineum Secondary School
School
The Augustineum Secondary School, established in 1866, is among the oldest schools in Namibia. Originally situated in Otjimbingwe, it was relocated to Okahandja in 1890, and finally to Windhoek in 1968.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Katutura and Hakahana.
Katutura
Suburb
Katutura is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of Windhoek's black population from the Old Location, which afterwards was developed into the suburb of Hochland Park. Sam Nujoma Stadium, built in 2005, is located within Katutura.
Hakahana
Suburb
Hakahana is a suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. The township is situated in the north of the town between the suburbs of Katutura, Wanaheda, and Okuryangava.
Khomasdal
Suburb
Khomasdal is a suburb of Namibia's capital of Windhoek in the Khomas Region. Founded as Windhoek's residential area for Coloured people, Khomasdal still is primarily composed of Coloured people. Khomasdal is situated 3 km south of Soweto.
Soweto
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Khomas, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.52033° or 22° 31′ 13″ southLongitude
17.04403° or 17° 2′ 39″ eastOpen location code
5F9VF2HV+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 11018701591OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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