Dobsonville

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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
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Coordinates: 26°13′26″S 27°51′49″E / 26.22389°S 27.86361°E / -26.22389; 27.86361
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Area [1]
• Total	2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	40,328
• Density	15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.1%
• Coloured	0.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tswana	38.2%
• Zulu	22.1%
• Xhosa	14.9%
• Sotho	7.4%
• Other	17.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1863
PO box	1865
Website	http://dobsonville.co.za/