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| demographics2_info1 = 37.1%
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| postal_code = 1431
| postal2_code_type = [[Post-office box|PO box]]
| postal2_code = 1432 & 1488 for Palmridge
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in South Africa|Area code]]
| website = http://katlehong.co.za
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'''Katlehong''' is a large [[Township (South Africa)|township]] in the [[Gauteng province|Gauteng Province]] of [[South Africa]]. It is 28&nbsp;km south-east of [[Johannesburg]] and south of [[Germiston, Gauteng|Germiston]] between two other townships of [[Thokoza]] and [[Vosloorus]] next to the [[N3 highway, South Africa|N3 highway]]. It forms part of the [[City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality]]. Is the third largest township in South Africa after [[Tembisa]] and [[Soweto]]. Katlehong is also called Spruit name derived from its old hospital Natalspruit, and has other nicknames such as K1 and Spyland.
 
Katlehong has a lots of zones, sections and extentions. To list some
 
*1. Nhlapho Section
*2. Mandela Section
*3. Tshogweni Section
*4. Holomisa Section
*5. Credi Section
*6. Monaheng Section
*7. Maphanga Section
*8. Moshoeshoe Section
*9. Makula Section
*10. Mopedi Section
*11. Thwala Section
*12. Ncala Section
*13. Mokoena Sectio
*14. Phooko Section
*15. Phadima Section
*16. Ngema Section
*17. Radebe Section
*18. Phaake Section
*19. Ramokonopi West
*20. Ramokonopi East
*21. Moleleki Section
*22. Moleleki Ext 1
*23. Moleleki Ext 2
*24. Moleleki Ext 3
*25. Moleleki Ext 4
*26. Mgadi Section
*27. Mofokeng Section
*28. Tsholo Section
*29. Khumalo AP
*30. Khumalo Valley
*31. Siluma Section
*32. Siluma View
*33. Siluma gardens
*34. Goba
*35. Tsietsi
*36. Mavimbela
*37. Zuma
*38. Moseleki
*39. Motsamai
*40. Sali
*41. Sonwabo
*42. Dikole
*43. Katlehong South
*44. Sunrise
*45. Hlahatsi
*46. Kwanele (North & South)
*47. Katlehong gardens
*48. Monisi
*49. Ndlanzi
*50. Hlongwani
*51. Sikhosana
 
 
 
 
Katlehong also includes the likes of Zonkezizwe, Magagula,Spruitview, Palmridge and Palm City. Katlehong boasts with recreational areas such as Huntersfield Stadium, Art Centres in Phooko Section, resource centre & Sport Centre in Ramkonopi, Ditselana Multi Cultural Village. Katlehong to date has 7 Shopping malls in different sizes.
 
==History==
In the early 1990s just before 1994 elections, Katlehong was one of the townships that experience political tensions between members of the [[African National Congress]] (ANC) and [[Inkatha Freedom Party]] (IFP).
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Katlehong is home to multiple musicians, actors and event brands. Including the likes of [[Kwesta]], [[Reason (South African rapper)|Reason]], [[Emmanuel Ngobese]].
 
Just like most of the townships in the East Rand Soccer is the most popular sport in the township, Which is the reason it is also the birth place of some of the country's professional soccer players, like [[Emmanuel Ngobese]]. Katlehong has great top notch restaurants and lounges such as Zen63, Hurricane, biblos, Zani eatery, Cnr Limpopo and many more
 
== Notable people ==
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* [[Nthati Moshesh]], actress
* [[Lindokuhle Sobekwa]], documentary photographer
* [[Dingaan Mokebe ka Khumalo]], Actor, presenter & vocalist
* [[Bongani Mbhele]], Professional soccer player
* [[Tshepo Skhwama Matete]] Professinal soccer player
*[[Patrick Thwala]] Professional soccer player
 
==See also==