Valencia Park, Mbombela Explained

Valencia Park
Other Name:Valencia
Settlement Type:Suburb
Pushpin Map:South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa#Africa
Coordinates:-25.4675°N 30.9967°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ehlanzeni
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Mbombela
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Subdivision Name4:Mbombela
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.51
Population Total:853
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info1:66%
Demographics1 Title2:Black African
Demographics1 Info2:31.1%
Demographics1 Title3:Coloured
Demographics1 Info3:21.1%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.2
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.6%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:56.6%
Demographics2 Title2:Swazi
Demographics2 Info2:21.1%
Demographics2 Title3:Zulu
Demographics2 Info3:2.7%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:19.8%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:1201
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:1200
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:013

Valencia Park is a suburb of Mbombela in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is situated on the eastern outskirts of Mbombela and approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the CBD.

History

Valencia Park was established in the early 1970s for the Indian population of Mbombela (then Nelspruit) as part of the Group Areas Act.[2] It borders the suburb of Nelindia to the east, which was also established as an Indian suburb of Nelspruit during the Apartheid era.

Main roads

Valencia Park is situated north of the R104 (Samora Machel Drive) connecting to Mbombela CBD and eMalahleni (via the N4) in the west and Maputo (via the N4) in the east. It is also situated south of the KaNyamazane Road connecting the R40 in Vintonia to the west with KaMagugu and KaNyamazane to the north-east.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Valencia Park . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Nelspruit the Segregated city South African History Online . 2024-04-04 . www.sahistory.org.za.