Mabopane

Mabopane is a large residential township located about 22 km north-west of Pretoria, within the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa. The 2011 census counted roughly 110,972 residents, predominantly Setswana speakers.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Mabopane
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gauteng
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: City of Tshwane
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Main Place
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1972
Settlement.leader_title: Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 42.20
Settlement.population_total: 110972
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Racial makeup (2011)

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 1225
Dialing code: 012

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inception: 1972-01-01
postal code: 0190

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Article

11 sections

Contents

Overview
History
Proclamation
Bophuthatswana
Post-Apartheid
Geography
Demographics
Local government
Education
See also
References

== Overview == Mabopane developed as one of the major Black townships north of Pretoria under apartheid spatial planning. It is closely linked physically and historically with neighbouring Soshanguve and the Rosslyn industrial area, and it contains local landmarks including the Mabopane (Soshanguve) railway precinct and the Odi Stadium. Since the early 2000s Mabopane has been administered by the City of Tshwane and has seen housing projects, commercial development and ongoing infrastructure challenges.