Ermelo | |
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Ermelo railway station | |
Coordinates: 26°32′S 29°59′E / 26.533°S 29.983°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Gert Sibande |
Municipality | Msukaligwa |
Established | 1880[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 47.46 km2 (18.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 83,865 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 82.6% |
• Coloured | 0.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.8% |
• White | 14.5% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 70.8% |
• Afrikaans | 14.3% |
• English | 4.8% |
• Swazi | 4.1% |
• Other | 6.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2351 |
PO box | 2350 |
Area code | 017 |
Ermelo (/əməloʊ/) is the educational, industrial and commercial town of the 7,750 km2 Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga province, Republic of South Africa. It is both a mixed agriculture and mining region. It is located 210 km east of Johannesburg.