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Dobsonville Facts

Area	1.1 km²
Population	11,330
Male Population	5,900 (52.1%)
Female Population	5,430 (47.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+383.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+55.4%
Median Age	26 years (Male: 26.1, Female: 25.9)
Neighborhoods	Mmesi Park, Dobsonville, Soweto, Bram Fischerville, Johannesburg Central
Local Time
Timezone	South Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-26.22342, 27.86724
Postal Codes	1865

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Dobsonville Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,342	4,767	7,292	11,259	11,330	12,525	13,541
Population Density	2,204.2 / km²	4,486.6 / km²	6,863.1 / km²	10,596.7 / km²	10,663.5 / km²	11,788.2 / km²	12,744.5 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Dobsonville Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 55.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Dobsonville	+383.8%	+137.7%	+55.4%
Gauteng	—	—	—
South Africa	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Dobsonville Median Age

Median Age: 26 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Dobsonville	26 yrs	25.9 yrs	26.1 yrs
Gauteng	28.1 yrs	28.2 yrs	28.1 yrs
South Africa	25.4 yrs	26.3 yrs	24.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Dobsonville Population Density

Population Density: 10,664 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Dobsonville	11,330	1.063 km²	10,664 / km²
Gauteng	13.5 million	18,178.3 km²	744 / km²
South Africa	54.3 million	1,219,846.5 km²	44.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Dobsonville Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1880 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

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Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Dobsonville

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Dobsonville CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Dobsonville	119,067 tn	10.51 tn	112,062.6 tons/km²
Gauteng	126,172,862 tn	9.33 tn	6,940.8 tons/km²
South Africa	358,473,408 tn	6.6 tn	293.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Dobsonville CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	119,067 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	10.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	112,062.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/1/19	4:56 AM	4.9	9.2 km	5,000 m	6km WSW of Soweto, South Africa	usgs.gov
6/29/18	1:17 AM	4.5	34.1 km	5,000 m	13km SSW of Westonaria, South Africa	usgs.gov
6/28/18	4:10 PM	4.3	36.3 km	5,000 m	16km E of Fochville, South Africa	usgs.gov
3/17/18	7:42 PM	4	35.7 km	5,000 m	11km SW of Westonaria, South Africa	usgs.gov
3/14/18	3:55 PM	4.5	37.5 km	5,000 m	10km NNE of Fochville, South Africa	usgs.gov
2/20/18	5:23 PM	4.5	12.7 km	5,000 m	7km SSW of Soweto, South Africa	usgs.gov
2/17/18	5:16 AM	4.2	25.7 km	5,000 m	8km WNW of Orange Farm, South Africa	usgs.gov
1/23/18	7:47 PM	4.4	8 km	5,000 m	4km WSW of Soweto, South Africa	usgs.gov
7/25/17	4:18 AM	4.4	35.6 km	5,000 m	14km E of Fochville, South Africa	usgs.gov
2/7/17	2:02 PM	4.4	30.1 km	5,000 m	7km WNW of Westonaria, South Africa	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Dobsonville

Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, which are suburbs of Soweto on its southern border. It was formerly under th..

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