Clare, Mpumalanga

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Clare
Coordinates: 24°38′S31°18′E / 24.633°S 31.300°E / -24.633; 31.300 Coordinates: 24°38′S31°18′E / 24.633°S 31.300°E / -24.633; 31.300
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Ehlanzeni
Municipality Bushbuckridge
Area
  Total3.40 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Population
(2011)
  Total9,586
  Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Clare is a town in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It lies south of the R531, west of Hluvukani. It is divided into Clare A, B & C; which together have a population of 9,586. [1] [2] [3]

Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Local municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Bushbuckridge Local Municipality is a third-level administrative division in the Ehlanzeni District of Mpumalanga in South Africa. Tobacco, cotton and vegetables are farmed in the municipality's countryside. The municipality includes part of Kruger National Park. Bushbuckridge is the biggest local municipality in Mpumalanga, in terms of land mass and by population.

Mpumalanga Province of South Africa

Mpumalanga is a province of South Africa. The name means "east", or literally "the place where the sun rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area. It shares borders with the South African provinces of Limpopo to the north, Gauteng to the west, the Free State to the southwest, and KwaZulu-Natal to the south. The capital is Mbombela (Nelspruit).

Hluvukani Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Hluvukani is a Tsonga speaking town in Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, Mpumalanga. It lies south of the R531 and west of the Manyeleti Game Reserve. It had a population of 9,631 in 2011. The Hluvukani Animal Clinic, a satellite of the University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science operates from the town.

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