Witbank

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Witbank is a South African coal-mining city in Mpumalanga province, now officially known as Emalahleni.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Witbank, South Africa 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
climate subtropical highland climate
coalfield Witbank Coalfield NERFINISHED
country South Africa
distanceFrom approximately 110 km east of Pretoria
approximately 120 km east of Johannesburg
economicActivity coal mining
power generation support services
transport and logistics
formerName Witbank NERFINISHED
hasAirport small local airfield
hasFacility Witbank Dam recreational area
hasIndustry engineering services
heavy industry
steel-related industries
hasPowerStationNearby Arnot Power Station NERFINISHED
Duvha Power Station NERFINISHED
Kendal Power Station NERFINISHED
Komati Power Station NERFINISHED
Kriel Power Station NERFINISHED
Matla Power Station NERFINISHED
Tutuka Power Station NERFINISHED
knownFor coal mining
coal-fired power stations
language Afrikaans
English
isiNdebele
isiZulu
locatedIn Highveld NERFINISHED
Mpumalanga NERFINISHED
locatedOn Klip River NERFINISHED
Witbank Dam NERFINISHED
majorHighway N12
N4 NERFINISHED
municipalStatus local municipality seat
namedAfter Afrikaans word "Witbank" meaning "white ridge" or "white bank"
officialName Emalahleni NERFINISHED
partOf Emalahleni Local Municipality NERFINISHED
Maputo Corridor NERFINISHED
province Mpumalanga NERFINISHED
railConnection Johannesburg NERFINISHED
Maputo NERFINISHED
region Nkangala District Municipality NERFINISHED
resource bituminous coal
timeZone Central Africa Time
surface form: South African Standard Time
urbanType industrial town
mining town
utcOffset +2

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Emalahleni formerName Witbank
Hugh Masekela placeOfBirth Witbank
this entity surface form: Witbank, South Africa