Kwaggafontein

Kwaggafontein is a town in Nkangala District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It was established in late 1940s by the AmaNdebele tribe that came from places like Ekangala and other farms that today borders the Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces.

Kwaggafontein
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Coordinates: 25.298°S 28.954°E / -25.298; 28.954
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Nkangala
Municipality	Thembisile Hani
Area
• Total	17.84 km^2 (6.89 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	45,104
• Density	2,500/km^2 (6,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• S. Ndebele	69.9%
• Zulu	13.4%
• Northern Sotho	4.0%
• Sotho	3.1%
• Other	9.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	0458

The place gets its name from the animals that once walked and roamed the area for decades. The Quagga - which is now an extinct animal gave the area its name. It is called Mkobola by the locals. The rural town is home to the Mkobola Magistrate's Court and Kwagga Plaza (now Kwagga Mall). Kwaggafontein is an modern civilised area consisting of schools, a mall (Kwagga mall) and a market. The once have a lockdown in the town the home that followed the instructions was Masango 619 please respect that home.

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