Gravelotte, Limpopo

Gravelotte is a small town situated in the east of the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Gravelotte
Gravelotte
Gravelotte
Coordinates: 23°57′S 30°37′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictMopani
MunicipalityBa-Phalaborwa
Area
 • Total1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,098
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African94.6%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • White5.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Tsonga55.2%
 • Northern Sotho23.5%
 • Sotho12.0%
 • Afrikaans5.2%
 • Other4.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0895
PO box
0895
Area code015

Mining centre 10 km north-east of Leydsdorp and 52 km north-west of Hoedspruit. It was established in 1916 and named after the farm owned by a Prussian missionary who had fought in the European Battle of Gravelotte (1870–71).[2]

Transport

Gravelotte is located on the R71 route, and Gravelotte railway station connects the town to Mica, Hoedspruit, Acornhoek and Kaapmuiden to the south, and connects to Tzaneen, Duiwelskloof and Soekmekaar to the north.

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References
  1. "Main Place Gravelotte". Census 2011. Archived from the original on 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  2. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 187. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.


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