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Wakkerstroom (Mhlongamvula in Zulu/Swati)
Wakkerstroom (Mhlongamvula in Zulu/Swati) is located in Mpumalanga
Wakkerstroom (Mhlongamvula in Zulu/Swati)
Wakkerstroom (Mhlongamvula in Zulu/Swati)
Wakkerstroom (Mhlongamvula in Zulu/Swati) is located in South Africa
Wakkerstroom (Mhlongamvula in Zulu/Swati)
Wakkerstroom (Mhlongamvula in Zulu/Swati)
Coordinates: 27°21′35″S 30°08′14″E / 27.35972°S 30.13722°E / -27.35972; 30.13722
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictGert Sibande
MunicipalityPixley ka Seme
Area
[1]
 • Total87.68 km2 (33.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total6,852
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African87.8%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian1.3%
 • White10.2%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Zulu86.2%
 • English4.2%
 • Afrikaans3.7%
 • S. Ndebele1.6%
 • Other4.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2480
PO box
2480
Area code017

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.

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

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