Evander, Mpumalanga

Evander
Evander
 Evander shown within Mpumalanga
Evander
Evander (South Africa)
Evander
Evander (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°28′19″S 29°06′36″E / 26.47194°S 29.11000°E / -26.47194; 29.11000Coordinates: 26°28′19″S 29°06′36″E / 26.47194°S 29.11000°E / -26.47194; 29.11000
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Gert Sibande
Municipality Govan Mbeki
Area[1]
 • Total 23.78 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Elevation 1,655 m (5,430 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 10,166
 • Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 49.5%
 • Coloured 6.7%
 • Indian/Asian 2.9%
 • White 40.1%
 • Other 0.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 40.7%
 • Zulu 16.9%
 • English 12.6%
 • Sotho 7.4%
 • Other 22.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2280
PO box 2280
Area code +27 (0)17

Evander is a town in the Mpumalanga, South Africa 8 km north west of Secunda.

History

The town was founded for white miners in 1955 when the Union Corporation started its mining activities and was originally part of the Bethal district (named after a town 36 km to the east).[2]:302 The town is named after Evelyn Anderson, the wife of Peter Maltitz Anderson, one of the directors of the corporation.[2]:302

Economy

Gold mining

The Union Corporation acquired options in the Kinross area, 64 km east of Springs. Mining started in 1955 though their subsidiary Winkelhaak Mines Ltd.[3] The Evander mine is currently operating in its 8th shaft and employs 3 300 people.[4] These operations, now owned by Harmony Gold, mine the Kimberley Reef in the Evander Basin and produced over 16 000 kg of gold from 2008 to 2010. The ore is milled and processed at Kinross, 7 km north.

Education

The town has a 5 primary schools (Emdibini, Hoëveld, Isikhumbuzo, Inqanawe, and T P Stratten), a high school and hosts one of the four campuses of the Gert Sibande College (originally the Evander Technical Institute[5]).

Infrastructure

Airports

The Evander airfield is located just south-west of the town.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Evander". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 Erasmus, B.P.J. (2014). On Route in South Africa: Explore South Africa region by region. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 401. ISBN 9781920289805.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.harmony.co.za/b/ops_sa_evander.asp
  5. ↑ http://www.gscollege.co.za/evander.aspx
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