Diepsloot

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Diepsloot Sloot
A part of Diepsloot in 2012.
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Coordinates: 25°56′05″S 28°00′45″E / 25.934722°S 28.0125°E / -25.934722; 28.0125
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Established	1995
Government
• Type	Ward 95 and 113
Area [1]
• Total	12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	138,329
• Density	12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.2%
• Coloured	0.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.2%
• Other	1.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Northern Sotho	22.8%
• Zulu	19.9%
• Tsonga	10.5%
• S. Ndebele	10.5%
• Other	36.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2189
PO box	2069

Diepsloot (/ˈdiːpslʊərt/ DEEP-sloort),^[2] Afrikaans for "deep ditch", is a densely populated township in Gauteng, South Africa. It is located in the Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. There are high levels of crimes here including illegal electricity connections and theft.^[3]