The main difference between a township and other residential areas is the proportion of low-income households that live in each. How is a Township different from other residential areas? Generally, every town/city has one or several townships associated with it. Informal synonyms for the township are ‘location’, ‘lokasie’, ’ilogishi’. By contrast, the white population resided in suburbs.
Reference is sometimes made to ‘black township’, ‘coloured township’ and ‘Indian township’, meaning that these settlements were created for these population groups. Historically, ‘township’ in South Africa referred to an urban residential area created for black migrant labour, usually beyond the town or city limits.
What exactly is a township, and how does it differ from other residential areas? Let’s take a look at some interesting notes about townships in South Africa… What is a Township?
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