Standerton

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Standerton is a significant agricultural and commercial town situated on the banks of the Vaal River in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province.

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Standerton canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
agriculturalProduct cattle
dairy products
maize
poultry
soya beans
sunflower
coordinateLatitude -26.9333
coordinateLongitude 29.2500
country South Africa
crossedBy N3 corridor (nearby)
distanceFrom approximately 150 km south‑east of Johannesburg
approximately 160 km south‑west of Mbombela
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1550 metres
establishedInYear 1878
formerProvince Transvaal
founder Adriaan Hendrik Stander
hasIndustry food processing
grain milling
retail trade
hasRailConnectionTo Durban
Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg
languageMajority Afrikaans
languageSignificant English
Zulu
locatedIn Gert Sibande District Municipality
Highveld
surface form: Highveld region

Lekwa Local Municipality
Mpumalanga
locatedOnRiver Vaal River
municipalStatusGrantedInYear 1903
namedAfter Adriaan Hendrik Stander
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
commerce
province Mpumalanga
region south‑western Mpumalanga
riverBasin Vaal River
surface form: Vaal River basin

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Mpumalanga hasMajorTown Standerton
Secunda locatedNear Standerton
N2 national road connectsTo Standerton
Ermelo hasNearbyTown Standerton