Kinross, Mpumalanga

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Kinross
Kinross, Mpumalanga is located in Mpumalanga
Kinross
Location of Kinross in Mpumalanga
Kinross, Mpumalanga is located in South Africa
Kinross
 Kinross shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 26°25′S 29°05′E / 26.417°S 29.083°E / -26.417; 29.083Coordinates: 26°25′S 29°05′E / 26.417°S 29.083°E / -26.417; 29.083
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Gert Sibande
Municipality Govan Mbeki
Founded 1915
Area[1]
 • Total 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
 • Total 4,906
 • Density Bad rounding here1,200/km2 (Bad rounding here3,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)[1]
 • Black African 48.7%
 • Coloured 19.7%
 • Indian/Asian 16.9%
 • White 14.7%
First languages (2001)[1]
 • English 29.2%
 • Afrikaans 23.7%
 • Zulu 22.1%
 • Sotho 7.2%
 • Other 17.8%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)

Kinross is a small gold mining town in Mpumalanga, South Africa with four gold mines in the region.

Village on the watershed between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, between Devon and Trichardt, 42 km west of Bethal, 19 km east of Leslie and about 70 km north-north-east of Standerton. Proclaimed a village in December 1915, it acquired municipal status about 1965. Named after Kinross in Scotland, some say by engineers constructing the Springs-Breyten railway, others by the surveyor of the town.[2]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Kinross". Census 2001. 
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 249.