Diepkloof | |
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 Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Diepkloof | |
  Diepkloof  Diepkloof | |
| Coordinates:26°14′56″S27°56′46″E / 26.249°S 27.946°E /-26.249; 27.946 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Soweto |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 95,067 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 34.3% |
| • Tswana | 14.6% |
| • Sotho | 12.8% |
| • Tsonga | 12.4% |
| • Other | 25.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1862 |
| PO box | 1864 |
Diepkloof is a large section of theSoweto township in theGauteng province, South Africa. It is sometimes informally calledDiepmeadow when considered together with the nearbyMeadowlands, despiteOrlando lying between them. Diepkloof was established in 1959 to accommodate people displaced fromAlexandra during apartheid-era forced removals.
