Thembisa
Tembisa | |
|---|---|
 Lazarus Mawela Station in Thembisa township | |
  Thembisa  Thembisa  Thembisa | |
| Coordinates: 26°00′20″S 28°12′37″E / 26.0055°S 28.2102°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
| Established | 1957 |
| • Councillor | (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.80 km2 (16.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 463,109 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.9% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 33.1% |
| • Zulu | 21.7% |
| • Tsonga | 13.3% |
| • Xhosa | 7.0% |
| • Other | 24.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1632 |
| PO box | 1628 |
| Area code | 011 |
Thembisa, formerly Tembisa,[2] is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1957 when black people were resettled from Alexandra and other areas in Edenvale, Kempton Park, Midrand and Germiston.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Tembisa". Census 2011.
- ^ Mbuli, Mbekezeli (13 February 2020). "Tembisa to get missing 'h' back after years of misspelling". The Citizen. Retrieved 2020-09-04.