![]() ![]() Located between Khayelitsha and Muizenberg on the Cape Flats, Mitchells Plain has some level of advantage when compared with some other townships in South Africa. The area can boast of some big shopping centers as well as a central business district. It was made known that up to 310,485 people live in Mitchells Plain, which explains why it was here. Mitchells Plain is one of the largest suburbs in the country. It was set up during the apartheid government in Pretoria (Gauteng province). The township is also a big one in South Africa filled with an estimated 334,577 people. Not only black Africans live here, but also whites and others ethnicities. With a population that is estimated to be around 391,749, Khayelitsha is regarded as the fastest growing township in the country (which is pretty interesting). Khayelitsha is another large township in South Africa, and it is pretty unique in its own right. ![]() Umlazi can boast of its own police stations and clinics too. With a population that is around 404,811, the township is filled with several private and government investments, and also has 26 sections that it is divided into. Umlazi has a reputation of being the only one with its own registration plate in South Africa. Although it is regarded as the third biggest township in South Africa, the area, together with Thokoza and Vosloorus, is the second biggest black township in the country. There are over 400,000 people living in this township, but it is unfortunate that it is so overcrowded (it has been said that people there have set up shacks for rent. The place has six informal settlements in the southern part. Katlehong was created back then in 1945 and it has evolved into a high-density community in Gauteng. With a population that is around 463,109, Tembisa was established by folks that were filled with promise and hope of a brighter tomorrow for those living there. It pulled its name from a Nguni word that means promise and hope (the correct spelling ought to be Thembisa). Tembisa is the second largest township in South Africa, and it is situated on the northern side of Kempton Park. ![]()
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