Groblersdal | |
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Coordinates: 25°09′S29°23′E / 25.150°S 29.383°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Limpopo |
District | Sekhukhune |
Municipality | Elias Motsoaledi |
Area | |
• Total | 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 920 m (3,020 ft) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 4,329 |
• Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 47.3% |
• Coloured | 0.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 3.6% |
• White | 47.6% |
• Other | 0.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 50.1% |
• Sepedi | 25.3% |
• English | 7.0% |
• Zulu | 3.5% |
• Other | 14.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0470 |
PO box | 0470 |
Area code | 013 |
Website | https://www.limpopo-info.co.za/provinces/town/667/groblersdal |
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The town is South Africa's second largest irrigation settlement. The main crops in this man-made floodplain are cotton, tobacco, citrus fruit, table grapes, maize, wheat, vegetables, sunflower seeds, peanuts, lucerne and peaches, although not in order of importance as some previously leading crops e.g. tobacco, have made way for others such as grapes.
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