Thokoza (Q7786667)

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  • English Wikipedia categories: East Rand, Populated places established in 1973, Populated places in Ekurhuleni, Townships in Gauteng
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Thokoza, alternatively rendered Tokoza, is a township in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Thokoza is at the location of the now-defunct Palmietfontein Airport. It is situated south east of Alberton, adjacent to Katlehong. Thokoza was the first black township which was established in the South. During the early 1990s Thokoza was the middle of unrest between the supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the African National Congress (ANC).

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Thokoza (somtyds Tokoza gespel) is 'n township suidoos van Alberton, Gauteng, wat in 1973 gestig is. Die township het 105 827 inwoners in 2011 gehad, waarvan 99,13% swartmense was. 40,2% van Thokoza se inwoners praat Zoeloe as hulle huistaal.

Wikidata location: -26.3367, 28.1467 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Thokoza (OSM), 2.29 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Thokoza
is_in: Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa
place: suburb
source: sagns
sagns_id: 65406
wikidata: Q7786667
wikipedia: en:Thokoza
wikimedia_commons: Category:Thokoza

wikidata match: Q7786667

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neighborhood (Q123705) place=neighbourhood
administrative territorial entity (Q56061) boundary=administrative

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Populated places established in 1973 admin_level, landuse=residential, boundary=administrative, place
Populated places in Ekurhuleni admin_level, landuse=residential, boundary=administrative, place
Townships in Gauteng place=township