Embalenhle

eMbalenhle
eMbali
eMbalenhle is located in Mpumalanga
eMbalenhle
eMbalenhle
eMbalenhle is located in South Africa
eMbalenhle
eMbalenhle
Coordinates: 26°32′46″S 29°04′52″E / 26.546°S 29.081°E / -26.546; 29.081
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictGert Sibande
MunicipalityGovan Mbeki
Area
[1]
 • Total
19.65 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
118,889
 • Density6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African99.0%
 • Coloured0.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.2%
 • Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Zulu49.8%
 • Xhosa10.9%
 • Sotho10.1%
 • S. Ndebele9.1%
 • Other20.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
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. Similar to Secunda, a substantial part of housing in eMbalenhle has been constructed by Sasol for its workers.[2]

eMbalenhle is 10 km away from Secunda, and either town is generally accessed from the other by means of using the R580 road.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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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