Ermelo, Mpumalanga

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Ermelo is the educational, industrial and commercial centre of a 7,750 km² district in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. Mixed farming (maize, cattle, potatoes, beans, wool, pigs, sunflower seeds, lucerne and sorghum) and anthracite, coal and torbanite mining take place here. Ermelo is the crossroads of three national highways, N2, N11 and the N17.

Ruins of a settlement dating 1400 are found in the area while Ermelo itself was founded by Dutch Reformed Church Reverend Frans Cachet who was converted to Christianity in the town of Ermelo in the Netherlands. The town was reduced to a single standing home by the British during the Second Boer War.

Two of South Africa's most famous musicians come from Ermelo: Lucky Dube and Jennifer Ferguson.

	v • d • e Municipalities and Communities of Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga District Seat: Ermelo
Local municipalities	Highveld East • Albert Luthuli • Mkhondo • Msukaligwa • Lekwa • Seme • Dipaleseng
Cities and towns	Ermelo