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Vosloorus

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Vosloorus
Aerial view o Vosloorus
Aerial view o Vosloorus
KintraSooth Africae
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityEkurhuleni
Established1963
Area
  Total32.10 km2 (12.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total163,216
  Density5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.3%
  Coloured0.3%
  Indian/Asian0.2%
  White0.1%
  Other0.1%
First leids (2011)
  Zulu46.8%
  Sotho18.0%
  Xhosa8.2%
  Northren Sotho7.3%
  Other19.7%
Postal code (street)
1475
PO box
1486

Vosloorus is a lairge tounship situatit sooth o Boksburg an juist east o Katlehong in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan municipality, Gauteng, Sooth Africae. It wis established in 1963 when Black Africans wur remuivit frae Stirtonville[2] acause it wis considered bi the govrenment too close tae a white toun. Stirtonville, renamit Reiger Park, haes syne become hame tae Boksburg's coloured commonty.[citation needit] A local authority wis established in 1983 when Vosloorus wis gien full municipal status.[citation needit]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Vosloorus". Census 2011.
  2. Harry Mashabela (1988). Townships of the PWV. South African Institute of Race Relations. p. 169. ISBN 0-86982-343-4.