Amsterdam, Mpumalanga
Amsterdam | |
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Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam (South Africa) Amsterdam Amsterdam (Africa) | |
Coordinates: 26°37′01″S 30°40′01″E / 26.617°S 30.667°ECoordinates: 26°37′01″S 30°40′01″E / 26.617°S 30.667°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Gert Sibande |
Municipality | Mkhondo |
Established | 1866 |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 8.13 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 6,769 |
• Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 90.4% |
• Coloured | 0.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 7.4% |
• Other | 0.9% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Zulu | 78.6% |
• Afrikaans | 8.0% |
• Swazi | 6.2% |
• English | 2.1% |
• Other | 5.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2375 |
PO box | n/a |
Area code | 017 |
Amsterdam is a small town which consists of a below average working class population located in Mkhondo circuit in Mpumalanga South Africa and encompasses a large swati population as a result of the Swaziland border which is relatively close to this area.There are large plantations of gum, pine and wattle trees in the area. The town also boast of a peaceful community with rich culture and heritage.
The Town is located some 77 km east of Ermelo. Part of a Scottish settlement established by Alexander McCorkindale in 1868, it was proclaimed a town in June 1881. At first called Roburnia, in honour of Scottish Poet Robert Burns, the name was changed on 5 July 1882 to Amsterdam, after the Dutch city where the State Secretary, Eduard Bok, was born, and out of gratitude for Dutch sympathy during the First Anglo-Boer War (1880-1881).[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Amsterdam". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 60.
- Carleton Jones High School year book 1992