Klipfontein, Mpumalanga

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Klipfontein
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Klipfontein
Coordinates: 25°23′17″S28°50′46″E / 25.388°S 28.846°E / -25.388; 28.846 Coordinates: 25°23′17″S28°50′46″E / 25.388°S 28.846°E / -25.388; 28.846
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Nkangala
Municipality Thembisile
Area
[1]
 • Total0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population
(2001) [1]
 • Total601
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1034
PO box
1034
Klip Fontein Chapel, Southern Africa (p.125, August 1865, XXII) Klip Fontein Chapel, Southern Africa (p.125, August 1865, XXII).jpg
Klip Fontein Chapel, Southern Africa (p.125, August 1865, XXII)

Klipfontein is a town in Nkangala District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

Nkangala District Municipality District municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Nkangala is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Nkangala is Middelburg. The Nkangala District Municipality consists of 160 towns and villages. The most spoken language of its 1 020 592 people is IsiNdebele. The district code is DC31.

Mpumalanga Province of South Africa

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sub Place Klipfontein". Census 2001.
  2. ↑ "Klip Fontein Chapel, Southern Africa". Wesleyan Juvenile Offering. London: Wesleyan Mission House. XXII: 125. August 1865. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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