Wakkerstroom (Mhlongamvula in Zulu/Swati) | |
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Coordinates: 27°21′35″S 30°08′14″E / 27.35972°S 30.13722°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Gert Sibande |
Municipality | Pixley ka Seme |
Area | |
• Total | 87.68 km2 (33.85 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 6,852 |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 87.8% |
• White | 10.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.3% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 86.2% |
• English | 4.2% |
• Afrikaans | 3.7% |
• S. Ndebele | 1.6% |
• Other | 4.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2480 |
PO box | 2480 |
Area code | 017 |
Wakkerstroom (Awake Stream) is the second oldest town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town is on the KwaZulu-Natal border, 27 km east of Volksrust and 56 km south-east of Amersfoort.