Etwatwa | |
Other Name: | Esthwathweni |
Native Name: | Holfontein |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.115°N 28.463°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Ekurhuleni |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1985 |
Leader Party: | ANC |
Leader Title: | Councillors |
Leader Names: | Masele Madihlaba, Mzwakhe Khumalo, Jerry Moimane, Siyabonga Moloi and Thamaga wa GaMathole |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 20.83 |
Population Total: | 151866 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 99.3% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 0.3% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.2% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info1: | 44.9% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Tsonga |
Demographics2 Info2: | 12.9% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Northern Sotho |
Demographics2 Info3: | 12.1% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info4: | 7.3% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 22.7% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 1519 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 011 |
Etwatwa, also known as Holfontein, is a township near Benoni in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is made up of the following sections: Etwatwa West, Quantum, Barcelona, Mkgoba, Bester Homes, Etwatwa Ext 7, Citicon, Etwatwa East, Etwatwa Ext 9, Etwatwa Ext 10, (these both known as Emaphupheni, which means land of dreams in Nguni) and Mandela. Etwatwa is also known as the last town, as it is not far from the Gauteng-Mpumalanga border to the east towards Delmas.