Eldorado Park, a Township of Johannesburg/Soweto

Coordinates: -26.2971, 27.8978
Updated: 1 Aug 2025

The District located in the Province of Gauteng, near Johannesburg. Since 1973 there has been extensive expansion of the Area, due to demand of more housing. In 1965, the land was declared an Area for the exclusive settlement of the Coloured South Africans, under the Group Areas Act. It became part of Johannesburg in 1970. According to Census 2011, there are 4%, more females living in the District, speaking Afrikaans.

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Eldorado Park, a Township of Johannesburg/Soweto

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Last updated · 1 Aug 2025

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South African History Online. (2020, September 2). Eldorado Park, a Township of Johannesburg/Soweto. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0150433

South African History Online (2020) 'Eldorado Park, a Township of Johannesburg/Soweto', South African History Online, 2 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0150433 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).

South African History Online, Eldorado Park, a Township of Johannesburg/Soweto [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0150433, (accessed 23 July 2026).

"Eldorado Park, a Township of Johannesburg/Soweto." South African History Online, 2 Sept. 2020, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0150433. Accessed 23 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Eldorado Park, a Township of Johannesburg/Soweto." South African History Online. September 2, 2020. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0150433.