Kinross, Mpumalanga
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| Kinross | |
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  Kinross Kinross shown within South Africa
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| Coordinates: 26°25′S 29°05′E / 26.417°S 29.083°ECoordinates: 26°25′S 29°05′E / 26.417°S 29.083°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Municipality | Govan Mbeki |
| Established | 1915 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 6.45 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,246 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 77.2% |
| • Coloured | 6.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 8.9% |
| • White | 5.8% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Zulu | 38.1% |
| • English | 12.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.9% |
| • Sotho | 6.9% |
| • Other | 32.2% |
| PO box | 2270 |
| Area code | 017 |
Kinross is a small gold mining town in Mpumalanga, South Africa with four gold mines in the region.
Village on the watershed between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, between Devon and Trichardt, 42 km west of Bethal, 19 km east of Leslie and about 70 km north-north-east of Standerton. Proclaimed a village in December 1915, it acquired municipal status about 1965. Named after Kinross in Scotland, some say by engineers constructing the Springs-Breyten railway, others by the surveyor of the town.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Kinross". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 249.
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