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Nigel | |
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Coordinates: 26°25′13″S 28°28′6″E / 26.42028°S 28.46833°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
Area | |
• Total | 139.07 km2 (53.70 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 38,318 |
• Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 44.9% |
• Coloured | 16.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 3.9% |
• White | 33.4% |
• Other | 1.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 43.5% |
• Zulu | 23.3% |
• English | 16.1% |
• Sotho | 5.3% |
• Other | 11.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1491 |
PO box | 1490 |
Area code | 011 |
Nigel is a small gold mining town in Gauteng Province, South Africa, south-east of Johannesburg. The town is at the south-eastern edge of the area known as the East Rand.