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Balfour | |
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Coordinates: 26°39′S 28°35′E / 26.650°S 28.583°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Gert Sibande |
Municipality | Dipaleseng |
Area | |
• Total | 12.06 km2 (4.66 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,201 |
• Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 50.2% |
• Coloured | 1.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 9.4% |
• White | 38.4% |
• Other | 0.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 5.6% |
• Zulu | 60.7% |
• English | 15.4% |
• Sotho | 40.3% |
• Other | 10.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2410 |
PO box | 2410 |
Area code | +27 17 773 |
Balfour is a developing gold mining and maize farming town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.