Hectorspruit
Appearance
Emjejane
Hectorspruit | |
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Coordinates: 25°26′S 31°41′E / 25.433°S 31.683°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Ehlanzeni |
Municipality | Nkomazi |
Area | |
• Total | 10.26 km2 (3.96 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,096 |
• Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 77.9% |
• Coloured | 0.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 20.8% |
• Other | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Swazi | 55.0% |
• Afrikaans | 18.6% |
• Tsonga | 17.0% |
• English | 4.1% |
• Other | 5.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 1330 |
Area code | 013 |
Emjejane (formerly known as Hectorspruit) is a small farming town situated between Kaapmuiden and Komatipoort on a southern tributary of the Crocodile River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The farms in the region produce sugarcane, subtropical fruit and vegetables. The stream is named after a dog belonging to S de Kock, chief surveyor of the Pretoria - Delagoa Bay railway line.
Hamlet some 30 km west of Komatipoort and 80 km north-east of Pigg's Peak. The hamlet was formerly named after a tributary of the Crocodile River, the Hectorspruit, which is said to take its name from a hunting-dog which died there from a tsetse fly bite.[2]
The hamlet was renamed in 2005
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Emjejane". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 202.