Gravelotte | |
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  Gravelotte  Gravelotte | |
| Coordinates: 23°57′S 30°37′E / 23.950°S 30.617°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Municipality | Ba-Phalaborwa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,098 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • White | 5.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tsonga | 55.2% |
| • Northern Sotho | 23.5% |
| • Sotho | 12.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.2% |
| • Other | 4.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0895 |
| PO box | 0895 |
| Area code | 015 |
Gravelotte is a small town situated in the east of the Limpopo province of South Africa.
Mining centre 10 km north-east of Leydsdorp and 52 km north-west of Hoedspruit. It was established in 1916 and named after the farm owned by a Prussian missionary who had fought in the European Battle of Gravelotte (1870–71).[2]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Gravelotte". Census 2011. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 187. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.