Witbank
City in Mpumalanga, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Emalahleni" redirects here. For the municipality, see Emalahleni Local Municipality.
Witbank (/wətbænk/), officially eMalahleni,[2] is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the Emalahleni Local Municipality.[3][4] The name Witbank is Afrikaans for "white ridge", and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wagon transport drivers rested. The city is known for its coal-mining in the surrounding region.
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Witbank | |
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City | |
eMalahleni | |
Coordinates: 25.877°S 29.201°E / -25.877; 29.201 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Nkangala |
Municipality | Emalahleni |
Established | 1890 |
Area | |
• Total | 164.27 km2 (63.43 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 108,673 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 48.1% |
• Coloured | 2.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 2.5% |
• White | 46.8% |
• Other | 0.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 42.4% |
• Zulu | 17.6% |
• English | 13.7% |
• Northern Sotho | 7.6% |
• Other | 18.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1035 |
Area code | 01 |
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Witbank, which was founded in 1890, was renamed to eMalahleni meaning the place of coal in 2006 by the government of Mpumalanga, matching the municipality. Both names are used.