Kliptown
Kliptown is a suburb of the formerly black township of Soweto in Gauteng, South Africa, located about 17 km south-west of Johannesburg. Kliptown is the oldest residential district of Soweto, and was first laid out in 1891 on land which formed part... Wikipedia
Area: 190 acres
Population: 7,548 (2011)
Postal code (street): 1811
Municipality: City of Johannesburg
Province: Gauteng
Main Place: Soweto
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Established in 1891 and found southwest of Orlando West, Kliptown is Soweto's oldest settlement. Informal settlements (shacks) for black families started…
... Kliptown on 26 June 1955 to lay out the vision of the South African people. The Freedom Charter was drawn up at the gathering, which was statement of core ...
Kliptown is best known as the location for the 1955 Congress of the People. On June 26, 1955, 3,000 representatives of all South African racial and ethnic ...