Soweto

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umoja and Buruburu.

Suburb
is a residential suburb in the city of . Located within the larger sub-county of and the Eastlands area of Nairobi. It is approximately 8.4 kilometres east of Nairobi's central business district.

Suburb
is a housing estate within City County in . is a vast development inhabited by middle-class people. The estate was designed in 1974 and comprises six phases, with the fifth completed in the mid-1980s. is situated 4 km west of Soweto.

Quarter
is a slum neighbourhood in within the city of . Located in the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi, it is approximately 9 kilometres east of the central business district. is situated 4 km southwest of Soweto.

Soweto

Latitude
-1.28448° or 1° 17′ 4″ south
Longitude
36.91344° or 36° 54′ 48″ east
Open location code
6GCRPW87+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 482840484
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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