Kwaggafontein Explained

Kwaggafontein
Pushpin Map:South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa
Coordinates:-25.3075°N 28.9469°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:Thembisile Hani
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:17.84
Population Total:45104
Population As Of:2011
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:98.9%
Demographics1 Title2:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info2:0.54%
Demographics1 Title3:Coloured
Demographics1 Info3:0.32%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.09%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.15%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:S. Ndebele
Demographics2 Info1:69.89%
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Info2:13.4%
Demographics2 Title3:Northern Sotho
Demographics2 Info3:4.01%
Demographics2 Title4:Sotho
Demographics2 Info4:3.10%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:9.6%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:0458
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Kwaggafontein is a town along the Moloto Road (R573) in the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality of the Nkangala District Municipality, which is located in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It was established in the late 1940s by the AmaNdebele tribe of South Africa. The Ndebele people who currently occupy the town came from nearby farms that are today in the Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces. Many people came from current day Bronkhorstspruit, Delmas, Balmoral and other surrounding areas.

It is a modern, civilised area consisting of schools, Kwagga Mall (formerly Kwagga Plaza), and a market. There is also a Marble Mine nearby currently producing limestones as concrete crushed slabs currently operating around the clock.

Nomenclature

The place gets its name from the extinct quagga animal. The area was once a farm for quaggas (zebra and donkey breeds). It is also called Mkobola by the locals.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Kwaggafontein . Census 2011.