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Doornkop | |
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Coordinates: 26°13′58″S 27°47′0″E / 26.23278°S 27.78333°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Soweto |
Area | |
• Total | 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi) |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 8,740 |
• Density | 7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 1821 |
Doornkop (literally "thorn hill") is a ridge and locality on the western outskirts of Soweto in the Gauteng Province, South Africa. The area is currently being subsumed by the westward expansion of Soweto and the eastward growth of Krugersdorp's Kagiso township. Suburbs include Tshepisong, Leratong Village, Bambayi and Thulani. Doornkop is also known as Thulani, Snakepark and Silvertown.
There is another place named Doornkop, a community 15 km north of Middelburg in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (http://www.stevetshwetelm.gov.za/) in Mpumalanga.