Springbok, Mpumalanga

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Springbok
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Nkangala
Municipality Emalahleni
Area
[1]
  Total30.39 km2 (11.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total1,153
  Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 90%
   White African 8%
   Coloured 0.61%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   isiZulu 32.4%
   isiXhosa 15.8%
   Sesotho 14.3%
   Afrikaans 9.4%
   Sepedi 8.7%
   Xitsonga 6.4%
   isiNdebele 5.8%
   SiSwati 3.7%
   Sign language 0.09%
  Other2.9%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
868020

Springbok is a populated place in the Emalahleni Local Municipality of the Nkangala District Municipality in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa.

As of the 2011 census, Springbok had 527 households. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Springbok". Census 2011.