Dobsonville

Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, which are suburbs of Soweto on its southern border.

Dobsonville
Dobsonville
Dobsonville
Coordinates: 26°13′26″S 27°51′49″E / 26.22389°S 27.86361°E / -26.22389; 27.86361
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Area
 • Total
2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
40,328
 • Density14,800/km2 (38,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.1%
 • Coloured0.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana38.2%
 • Zulu22.1%
 • Xhosa14.9%
 • Sotho7.4%
 • Other17.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1863
PO box
1865
Websitehttp://dobsonville.co.za/