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Komatipoort | |
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 A street in Komatipoort | |
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| Coordinates: 25°26′S 31°57′E / 25.433°S 31.950°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Municipality | Nkomazi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,683 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 61.0% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.8% |
| • White | 34.4% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 30.8% |
| • Tsonga | 28.4% |
| • Swazi | 27.7% |
| • English | 7.6% |
| • Other | 5.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1340 |
| PO box | 1340 |
| Area code | 013 |
Komatipoort is a town situated at the confluence of the Crocodile and Komati Rivers in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town is 8 km from the Crocodile Bridge Gate into the Kruger National Park, just 5 km from the Mozambique border and 65 km from the Eswatini border.
It is a small, quiet town within the Lowveld with some attractive tree-lined streets. It is one of the hottest towns in South Africa where temperatures can reach almost 48 °C (47.7 °C (117.9 °F) on 12 December 1944) in the height of summer, but also with a perfect winter climate around 24 °C (75 °F).
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Komatipoort". Census 2011.