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Phiri, Soweto

Phiri is a township in the urban area of Soweto in South Africa.

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Phiri is a township in the urban area of Soweto in South Africa. The township was founded in 1956, as part of apartheid segregation started by the state that year. Phiri, along with several other areas, was created to house Sotho and Tswana-speakers. By 1964, Phiri had 11,332 residents and 2,190 homes.

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Getting to Phiri, Soweto

Airports
Lanseria (HLA), 37 km · O.R. Tambo (JNB), 42 km · Sir Seretse Khama (GBE), 272 km
  • Johannesburg → Phiri, Soweto
    14 km · quickest by road, 33 min · R15–20
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  • Polokwane → Phiri, Soweto
    302 km · quickest by road, 4h 41m · R305–405
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  • Mbombela → Phiri, Soweto
    318 km · quickest by road, 5h 14m · R320–425
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Phiri, Soweto. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundSeveral tour operators are available: Imbizo Tours.
  • Get aroundProfessional tour guides using luxury minivans.
  • Get aroundSoweto-based tour operator offering fully guided day and night tours of this chaotic but otherwise energetic and vibrant place.
  • Get aroundTours use private cars and minibuses and include visits to many cultural, heritage and historical places including buffet lunch/ dinner/ supper.

From Wikivoyage: Johannesburg/Soweto, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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