KwaNgema

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KwaNgema
Coordinates: 27°00′36″S30°29′20″E / 27.010°S 30.489°E / -27.010; 30.489 Coordinates: 27°00′36″S30°29′20″E / 27.010°S 30.489°E / -27.010; 30.489
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Gert Sibande
Municipality Mkhondo
Area
[1]
  Total21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Population
(2011) [1]
  Total1,006
  Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 99.7%
   White 0.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Zulu 95.5%
   S. Ndebele 2.4%
  Other2.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

KwaNgema is a town in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place KwaNgema". Census 2011.