The term 'Area of South Africa' can be broken down into two crossword solutions: SOWETO (6 letters) and NATAL (5 letters). Soweto is a large township in the Gauteng province of South Africa, located southwest of Johannesburg. It is home to over 1.3 million people and is one of the largest and most populous urban areas in South Africa. NATAL is a province on the east coast of South Africa, formerly known as KwaZulu-NATAL. It is bordered by Mozambique to the north and the Indian Ocean to the east. It is home to many popular tourist destinations, including Durban, the Drakensberg Mountains, and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park.