Witbank
E690178
Witbank is a South African coal-mining city in Mpumalanga province, now officially known as Emalahleni.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Witbank, South Africa