| Katlehong | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.3333°N 37°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ekurhuleni |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Germiston |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Leader |
| Leader Name: | Rasta Hlokomelo |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 55.36 |
| Population Total: | 467890 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 98.4% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.5% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.8% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.3% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 37.1% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 22.4% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 13.1% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tsonga |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 9.7% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 17.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 1431 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 1432 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Website: | http://katlehong.co.za |
Katlehong is a large township in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. It is 28 km south-east of Johannesburg and south of Germiston between two other townships of Thokoza and Vosloorus next to the N3 highway. It forms part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
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).
Katlehong was established on the site where the Palmietfontein Airport, which was the airport that was temporary serving Johannesburg whilst the new Jan Smuts International Airport was being built, was located.
Katlehong is home to multiple musicians, actors and event brands. Including the likes of Kwesta, 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 is home and gave birth to some of the South Africa's celebrated personalities and sports players, notably: