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Mamelodi Facts

Area33.1 km²
Population410,350
Male Population212,010 (51.7%)
Female Population198,340 (48.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+403.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+76.2%
Median Age27.7 years (Male: 28.2, Female: 27.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)$20,423 (2022)
NeighborhoodsMamelodi, MAMELODI EAST, Mahube Valley, Mamelodi East, Mamelodi - MD1
Local Time
TimezoneSouth Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng-25.71301, 28.36534

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Mamelodi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population81,495158,956232,946359,445410,350430,313425,063
Population Density2,460.2 / km²4,798.7 / km²7,032.3 / km²10,851.2 / km²12,387.9 / km²12,990.6 / km²12,832.1 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mamelodi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 76.2% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Mamelodi+403.5%+158.2%+76.2%
Gauteng
South Africa
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mamelodi Median Age

Median Age: 27.7 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Mamelodi27.7 yrs27.3 yrs28.2 yrs
Gauteng28.1 yrs28.2 yrs28.1 yrs
South Africa25.4 yrs26.3 yrs24.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Mamelodi Population Density

Population Density: 12,388 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Mamelodi410,35033.1 km²12,388 / km²
Gauteng13.5 million18,178.3 km²744 / km²
South Africa54.3 million1,219,846.5 km²44.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Mamelodi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1890 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [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.

Neighborhoods in Mamelodi

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Mamelodi

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Mamelodi

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Mamelodi

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Mamelodi

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

Mamelodi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$18,201$13,351$18,117$21,314$21,680$20,607$19,339$20,423
Total GDP$3.5B$2.5B$3.6B$4.8B$5.6B$6.1B$6.6B$7.1B
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Mamelodi CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Mamelodi4,312,351 tn10.51 tn130,184.2 tons/km²
Gauteng126,172,862 tn9.33 tn6,940.8 tons/km²
South Africa358,473,408 tn6.6 tn293.9 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
Mamelodi CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)4,312,351 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)130,184.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (5)

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

Sources:
  1. 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.
  2. 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

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
3/1/194:56 AM4.984.5 km5,000 m6km WSW of Soweto, South Africausgs.gov
2/20/185:23 PM4.587.4 km5,000 m7km SSW of Soweto, South Africausgs.gov
2/17/185:16 AM4.299.4 km5,000 m8km WNW of Orange Farm, South Africausgs.gov
1/23/187:47 PM4.483.4 km5,000 m4km WSW of Soweto, South Africausgs.gov
7/12/153:39 PM4.276.3 km5,000 m21km NW of Brits, South Africausgs.gov
12/2/137:18 PM4.890.2 km5,000 m33km E of Warmbaths, South Africausgs.gov
11/18/137:53 AM4.369 km5,000 m8km WSW of Johannesburg, South Africausgs.gov
8/16/123:39 PM4.796.8 km5,000 mSouth Africausgs.gov
12/18/093:12 PM4.259.6 km2,000 mSouth Africausgs.gov
10/26/062:55 PM496.6 km5,000 mSouth Africausgs.gov

Mamelodi

Mamelodi, part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, is a township set up by the then apartheid government northeast of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established when 16 houses were built on the farm Vlakfontein in June 1953 and..

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