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Apartheid Museum
A powerful and moving museum that documents the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Soweto
Gauteng, South Africa · Africa
About Soweto
Soweto is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Roodepoort, 16km from Apartheid Museum.
Soweto is in Gauteng, South Africa, with about 1.7 million people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Roodepoort, about 12 km away.
Soweto () is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa and one of the suburbs of Johannesburg, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships. Formerly a separate municipality, it was incorporatedRead more
in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in 2002.
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What is there to see near Soweto?
Within an hour or so of Soweto: Apartheid Museum (16 km), Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (37 km), Zwartkops Raceway (57 km).
Where is Soweto?
Soweto is in Gauteng, South Africa, about 12 km from Roodepoort.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,695,047
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Gauteng
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -26.2678, 27.8585
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Worth the detour from Soweto
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
South Africa's premier racing facility and former Formula 1 venue now hosting international GT and endurance racing.
37 km · about 40 min drive
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Zwartkops Raceway
A tight, undulating 2.4km circuit near Pretoria that is the heart of South African historic racing, with the Passion for Speed meeting each January drawing significant international machinery.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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