Hectorspruit, officially Emjejane, is a small farming town situated between Kaapmuiden and Komatipoort on a southern tributary of the Crocodile River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The farms in the region produce sugarcane, subtropical fruit and vegetables. The stream is named after a dog belonging to S de Kock, chief surveyor of the Pretoria - Delagoa Bay railway line.
Hectorspruit | |
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| Emjejane | |
 A street in Hectorspruit | |
  Hectorspruit  Hectorspruit | |
| Coordinates: 25°26′S 31°41′E / 25.433°S 31.683°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Municipality | Nkomazi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.26 km2 (3.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,096 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 77.9% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 20.8% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Swati | 55.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 18.6% |
| • Tsonga | 17.0% |
| • English | 4.1% |
| • Other | 5.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 1330 |
| Area code | 013 |
Hamlet some 30 km west of Komatipoort and 80 km north-east of Pigg's Peak. The hamlet is named after a tributary of the Crocodile River, the Hectorspruit, which is said to take its name from a hunting dog that died there after being bitten by a tsetse fly.[2]
The hamlet was officially renamed in 2005 to Emjejane (SiSwati) after late Chief Mjejane Ngomane.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Emjejane". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 202.
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