Barberton, South Africa

Barberton
Barberton is located in Mpumalanga
Barberton
Barberton
Barberton is located in South Africa
Barberton
Barberton
Barberton is located in Africa
Barberton
Barberton
Coordinates: 25°47′10″S 31°3′11″E / 25.78611°S 31.05306°E / -25.78611; 31.05306
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictEhlanzeni
MunicipalityMbombela
Established1884[1]
Area
 • Total37.74 km2 (14.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total11,997
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African44.2%
 • Coloured8.5%
 • Indian/Asian4.9%
 • White41.9%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans47.9%
 • English22.7%
 • Swazi20.8%
 • Zulu2.2%
 • Other6.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1300
PO box
1300
Area code013
Website[1]

Barberton is a town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, which has its origin in the 1880s gold rush in the region. It is situated in the De Kaap Valley and is fringed by the Makhonjwa Mountains. It is 43 kilometres (27 mi) south of Mbombela and 360 kilometres (220 mi) east of Johannesburg.

Barberton was the seat of the Umjindi Local Municipality until the day of the 2016 Municipal Elections, when the Umjindi Local Municipality was merged into the Mbombela Local Municipality.

  1. ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
  2. ^ a b c d "Main Place Barberton". Census 2011.