Doornkop

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Doornkop
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Coordinates: 26°13′58″S 27°47′0″E / 26.23278°S 27.78333°E / -26.23278; 27.78333
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Main Place	Soweto
Area [1]
• Total	1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	8,740
• Density	7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	1821

Doornkop (literally "thorn hill") is a ridge and locality on the western outskirts of Soweto in the Gauteng Province, South Africa. The area is currently being subsumed by the westward expansion of Soweto and the eastward growth of Krugersdorp's Kagiso township. Suburbs include Tshepisong, Leratong Village, Bambayi and Thulani. Doornkop is also known as Thulani, Snakepark and Silvertown.

There is another place named Doornkop, a community 15 km north of Middelburg in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (http://www.stevetshwetelm.gov.za/) in Mpumalanga.