Embalenhle

Embalenhle
Embalenhle
Embalenhle
Embalenhle

 Embalenhle shown within Mpumalanga

Coordinates: 26°32′46″S 29°04′52″E / 26.546°S 29.081°E / -26.546; 29.081Coordinates: 26°32′46″S 29°04′52″E / 26.546°S 29.081°E / -26.546; 29.081
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Gert Sibande
Municipality Govan Mbeki
Area[1]
 • Total 19.65 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 118,889
 • Density 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 99.0%
 • Coloured 0.4%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 0.2%
 • Other 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Zulu 49.8%
 • Xhosa 10.9%
 • Sotho 10.1%
 • S. Ndebele 9.1%
 • Other 20.0%
Postal code (street) 2285
PO box 2285

Embalenhle is a township in Govan Mbeki Local Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

It was established in the 1970s to serve as a black-only township for the neighbouring Secunda, which was founded at the same time. A substantial part of housing in eMbalenhle has been constructed by Sasol for its workers.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Embalenhle". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Perverse Effects of Mixing Local Economic Development and Community Development: An Example from South Africa". Lernprojekt Meso-NRW. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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