Piet Retief, South Africa

Piet Retief
eMkhondo
Typical colonial building in central eMkhondo
Typical colonial building in central eMkhondo
Piet Retief is located in Mpumalanga
Piet Retief
Piet Retief
Piet Retief is located in South Africa
Piet Retief
Piet Retief
Piet Retief is located in Africa
Piet Retief
Piet Retief
Coordinates: 27°0′S 30°48′E / 27.000°S 30.800°E / -27.000; 30.800
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictGert Sibande
MunicipalityMkhondo
Established1882
Area
 • Total66.00 km2 (25.48 sq mi)
Elevation
1,251 m (4,104 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total57,428
 • Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African88.2%
 • Coloured1.3%
 • Indian/Asian2.1%
 • White8.0%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu82.8%
 • Afrikaans7.8%
 • English5.0%
 • Other4.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2380
PO box
2380
Area code017

Piet Retief, officially eMkhondo, is a town situated in a timber-growing region in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It is the seat of the Mkhondo Local Municipality. It is located not far from the Eswatini border.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Piet Retief". Census 2011.