Gravelotte, South Africa

Gravelotte is a small town situated in the east of the Limpopo province of South Africa.

Gravelotte
Gravelotte
Gravelotte
Coordinates: 23°57′S 30°37′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictMopani
MunicipalityBa-Phalaborwa
Area
  Total1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,098
  Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African94.6%
  Coloured0.2%
  White5.2%
First languages (2011)
  Tsonga55.2%
  Northern Sotho23.5%
  Sotho12.0%
  Afrikaans5.2%
  Other4.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0895
PO box
0895
Area code015

Mining centre 10 km north-east of Leydsdorp and 52 km north-west of Hoedspruit. It was established in 1916 and named after the farm owned by a Prussian missionary who had fought in the European Battle of Gravelotte (1870–71).

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