Ermelo | |
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 Ermelo railway station | |
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| Coordinates: 26°32′S 29°59′E / 26.533°S 29.983°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Municipality | Msukaligwa |
| Established | 1880[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.46 km2 (18.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 83,865 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 82.6% |
| • White | 14.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.7% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 70.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 14.3% |
| • English | 4.8% |
| • Swazi | 4.1% |
| • Other | 6.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2351 |
| PO box | 2350 |
| Area code | 017 |
Ermelo (/əməloʊ/) is the educational, industrial and commercial town of the 7,750 km2 Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga province, Republic of South Africa. It is both a mixed agriculture and mining region. It is located 210 km east of Johannesburg.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Ermelo". Census 2011.