Waterval Boven Explained

Waterval Boven
Pushpin Map:South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa
Coordinates:-25.65°N 50°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mpumalanga
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nkangala
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Emakhazeni
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:38.88
Population Total:6178
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:83.3%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:1.7%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.8%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:14.0%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.2%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Swazi
Demographics2 Info1:70.9%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:13.8%
Demographics2 Title3:English
Demographics2 Info3:3.4%
Demographics2 Title4:Zulu
Demographics2 Info4:3.0%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:9.0%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:1195
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:013

Waterval Boven (officially known as Emgwenya[2]) is a small town situated on the edge of the Escarpment on the banks of the Elands River above the 75m Elands Falls on the railway line from Pretoria to Maputo in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Hence the name, which is Dutch for "above the waterfall".[3]

It is the sister town of Waterval Onder which is at the base of the Escarpment below the waterfall. Both settlements were established in 1895 because of the building of the Pretoria - Delagoa Bay railway line,[4] built by the Netherlands-South African Railway Company (NZASM).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Waterval Boven . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: AfriForum petitions against name changes. Mail & Guardian Online. 2 Nov 2009.
  3. Web site: Waterval Boven - South Africa Towns . 2024-01-22 . southafrica.co.za.
  4. Web site: Waterval Onder Information. Where to Stay. 21 January 2014.
  5. Web site: Welcome Dutch Footsteps - NZASM tunnel at Waterval Boven . 2024-01-22 . www.dutchfootsteps.co.za.