[suh-wee-toh, -wey-] 
| a group of townships in NE South Africa, SW of and administered by Johannesburg: constructed in the 1950s and early 1960s to provide housing and services for black Africans. 550,000; 26 sq. mi. (67 sq. km). |
| So·we·to (sə-wě'tō, -wā'-) A city of northeast South Africa southwest of Johannesburg. Comprised of a number of townships inhabited by Black South Africans, it was the scene of violent rioting in 1976, when a student protest led to clashes with police. Population: 1,690,000. |
Collective name for a group of townships inhabited by black Africans, located southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Note: Soweto was the site of severe racial violence before the dismantling of apartheid.
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