eMalahleni (South Africa)
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Name (Hebrew)
ויטבנק (דרום אפריקה)
Name (Latin)
eMalahleni (South Africa)
Other forms of name
nnaa Witbank, South Africa
Coordinates
29.20097222 29.20097222 -25.87658333 -25.87658333 (gooearth )
Associated country
South Africa
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- On 3 March 2006, Witbank was officially renamed to eMalahleni, meaning "place of coal" matching the name of the municipality that contains it. A large number of signs to the town have already changed, but many still remain. Some landmarks bearing the name Witbank have remained, while others (such as the Witbank/eMalahleni dam) have been renamed ( (en.wikipedia.org website viewed February 21, 2020:) )
- geonames.nga.mil website viewed February 21, 2020:eMalahleni (31°34'18''S, 027°11'47'' E) http://geonames.nga.mil/
- South Africa. Geological Survey.The no. 5 coal-seam in the Witbank coal-field, 1954.
- GEOnet, July 26, 2005(Witbank, ppl, 25⁰0ʹ52'S, 29⁰0ʹ14'E)
Wikipedia description:
Witbank (), officially eMalahleni, is a city located on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the Emalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for "white ridge", and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wagon transport drivers rested. The city is known for its coal-mining in the surrounding region. Witbank, which was founded in 1890, was renamed to eMalahleni meaning the place of coal in 2006 by the government of Mpumalanga, matching the municipality. Both names are used.
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