Lephalale
Lephalale, also known as Ellisras, is a coal mining town in the Limpopo province of South Africa immediately east of the Waterberg Coalfield. The town was established as Ellisras in 1960 and named after Patrick Ellis and Piet Erasmus who settled on a farm there in the 1930s. In 2002, Ellisras was renamed Lephalale by the provincial government of Limpopo, after the main river that crosses the municipality. Lephalale is divided into three main subsections, Ellisras, Onverwacht and Marapong. Lephalale is derived from the setswana language meaning "to flow".
Lephalale
Ellisras | |
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Lephalale Lephalale | |
| Coordinates: 23°40′S 27°45′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Waterberg |
| Municipality | Lephalale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.94 km2 (25.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17,639 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 58.0% |
| • Coloured | 3.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
| • White | 37.2% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 39.0% |
| • Northern Sotho | 22.1% |
| • English | 12.0% |
| • Tswana | 7.6% |
| • Other | 19.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0555 |
| PO box | 0555 |
| Area code | 014 |
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