Soweto

Soweto is a neighborhood in , . Soweto is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include RFUEA Ground and Bomas of Kenya.

Stadium
The is a rugby union located on the Ngong Road in , . It was purpose built to be the home of the national team and to serve as the headquarters of the Rugby Football Union of Kenya.

Photo: Alexander Leisser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a tourist village in Langata, , in Kenya. Bomas interpreted to mean displays traditional villages belonging to the several Kenyan tribes. is situated 2½ km south of Soweto.

Shopping center
Yaya is a shopping centre located in in , Kenya. The establishment had been an asset for the Nicholas Biwott business empire until 2023 when it was announced that the Kantaria family had acquired it at undisclosed amount. is situated 2½ km northeast of Soweto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodley and Kibera.

Quarter
is a residential neighbourhood in the city of . It is approximately 4.4 kilometres west of the central business district. It generally a low-density suburb that lies north of Africa's largest slum, .

Suburb
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a division and neighbourhood of , , 6.6 kilometres from the city centre. is the largest slum in Nairobi, and also the largest urban slum in all of Africa.

Quarter
is a slum of , the capital of . It belongs to the major slum of . As for Lindi, another village within Kibera, its population is estimated at 100,000.

Soweto

Latitude
-1.3143° or 1° 18′ 52″ south
Longitude
36.77657° or 36° 46′ 36″ east
Open location code
6GCRMQPG+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12886303109
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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