Clewer | |
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Coordinates: 25°54′24″S29°07′56″E / 25.90667°S 29.13222°E Coordinates: 25°54′24″S29°07′56″E / 25.90667°S 29.13222°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Nkangala |
Municipality | Emalahleni |
Area | |
• Total | 51.70 km2 (19.96 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 4,569 |
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 88.2% |
• White African | 8.5% |
• Coloured | 2.3% |
• Indian or Asian | 0.6% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• isiZulu | 33.6% |
• isiNdebele | 13.8% |
• Afrikaans | 9.9% |
• Northern Sotho | 8.9% |
• Sotho | 7.6% |
• Swazi | 6.6% |
• isiXhosa | 6.1% |
• English | 4.9% |
• Sign language | 0.3% |
• Other | 7.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 868006 |
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As of the 2011 census, Clewer had 1,487 households. [1]
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