Tsakane
Tsakane
Mashona | |
|---|---|
| Tsakani | |
| 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 | 6,900/km2 (18,000/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 |
Tsakane, also known as Tsakani, 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. Tsakane is a Tsonga word which means joy and is associated with the townships 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. Tsakane is divided into different extensions: 1, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 5, 8, 9 and 22.