| Evander | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.4719°N 29.11°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mpumalanga |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gert Sibande |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Govan Mbeki |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 23.78 |
| Elevation M: | 1,655 |
| Population Total: | 10166 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 49.5% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | White |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 40.1% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 6.7% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 2.9% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 40.7% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 16.9% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 12.6% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 7.4% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 22.4% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 2280 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 2280 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +27 (0)17 |
Evander is a town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is approximately 8 km north west of Secunda.
The town was founded 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] The town is named after Evelyn Anderson, the wife of Peter Maltitz Anderson, one of the directors of the corporation.[2]
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 9th shaft and employs around 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.
This small town is located west of the Mpumalanga province with neighboring towns including Kinross,Secunda, Bethal, Embalenhle.
The town has a 5 primary schools namely:
The town also has a high school :
It also and hosts three of the campuses of the Gert Sibande College :
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The Evander airfield is located just south-west of the town. With O.R. Tambo International Airport just a few kilometres away from Johannesburg