KwaThema last Town | |
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Coordinates: 26°17′51″S28°24′9″E / 26.29750°S 28.40250°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
Area | |
• Total | 13.93 km2 (5.38 sq mi) |
Population (2001) [1] | |
• Total | 99,517 |
• Density | 7,100/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2001) | |
• Black African | 99.7% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
First languages (2001) | |
• Zulu | 56.8% |
• Sotho | 8.7% |
• Northern Sotho | 8.6% |
• Xhosa | 8.6% |
• Other | 17.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
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