Phiri is a township in the urban area of Soweto in South Africa. The township was founded in 1956, as part of the demographic reorganization started by the state that year. Phiri, along with several other areas, was created to house Sotho and Tswana-speakers.[2] Phiri is the Sotho word for hyena.
Phiri | |
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  Phiri  Phiri | |
| Coordinates: 26°16′12″S 27°51′18″E / 26.270°S 27.855°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Soweto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,875 |
| • Density | 17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 37.2% |
| • Sotho | 33.6% |
| • Tswana | 7.7% |
| • English | 6.2% |
| • Other | 15.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1818 |
The town is also famous for the birthplace of South African international footballer Siphiwe Tshabalala.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Phiri". Census 2011.
- ^ "city of johannesburg - The making of Soweto". Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine