Tsakane
Tsakane
Mashona | |
|---|---|
| Tsakani | |
Tsakane Tsakane | |
| Coordinates: 26°21′S 28°22′E / 26.350°S 28.367°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.75 km2 (7.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 135,994 |
| • Density | 6,886/km2 (17,830/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 57.9% |
| • Sotho | 10.1% |
| • Northern Sotho | 18.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1550 |
| PO box | 1548 |
| Area code | 738 |
Tsakani, formally known as Tsakane, is a township located in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established during the early 1960s due to Apartheid's segregationist policies and was formally founded as a designated area. Tsakani is a Tsonga word which means joy and this township is associated with the adjacent townships of KwaThema and Duduza, being collectively called Kwatsaduza in Ekurhuleni.
During the 2011 Census the population of Tsakane consisted of Black Africans (134,342), Coloureds (539), Whites (28), Indian/Asians (216) - 135,994 in total. The languages that are spoken are as follows: IsiZulu, Sotho, Xhosa, Setswana, Xitsonga, Ndebele and English. Tsakani is divided into different extensions: 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 5, 8, 9 and 22.