Etwatwa

Etwatwa Holfontein Esthwathweni
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Coordinates: 26°06′54″S 28°27′47″E / 26.115°S 28.463°E / -26.115; 28.463
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	Ekurhuleni
Established	1985
• Councillors	(ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	20.83 km2 (8.04 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	151,866
• Density	7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.3%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	44.9%
• Tsonga	12.9%
• Northern Sotho	12.1%
• Sotho	7.3%
• Other	22.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1519
Area code	011

Etwatwa, also known as Holfontein, is a township near Benoni in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is made up of the following sections: Etwatwa West, Quantum, Barcelona, Mkgoba, Bester Homes, Etwatwa Ext 7, Citicon, Etwatwa East, Etwatwa Ext 9, Etwatwa Ext 10, (these both known as Emaphupheni, which means land of dreams in Nguni) and Mandela. Etwatwa is also known as the last town, as it is not far from the Gauteng-Mpumalanga border to the east towards Delmas.

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This page was last edited on 28 June 2023, at 06:41