Clewer, Mpumalanga

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Clewer
Coordinates: 25°54′24″S29°07′56″E / 25.90667°S 29.13222°E / -25.90667; 29.13222 Coordinates: 25°54′24″S29°07′56″E / 25.90667°S 29.13222°E / -25.90667; 29.13222
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Nkangala
Municipality Emalahleni
Area
[1]
  Total51.70 km2 (19.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total4,569
  Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 88.2%
   White African 8.5%
   Coloured 2.3%
   Indian or Asian 0.6%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   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%
  Other7.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
868006

Clewer is a town in the Emalahleni Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. It is located near Kendal Power Station, surrounded by the farmstead of Tweefontein and the mountain of Doornrug. [2]

As of the 2011 census, Clewer had 1,487 households. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Clewer". Census 2011.
  2. Clewer. Mpumalanga.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.