Graskop | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -24.9317°N 30.8417°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mpumalanga |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ehlanzeni |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Thaba Chweu |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 35.01 |
Elevation M: | 1436 |
Population Total: | 3996 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 61.2% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 13.0% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.9% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 22.9% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 2.0% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 29.4% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Northern Sotho |
Demographics2 Info2: | 22.0% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info3: | 14.8% |
Demographics2 Title4: | English |
Demographics2 Info4: | 10.9% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 22.8% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 1270 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 1270 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 013 |
Graskop is a small town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It was set up in the 1880s as a gold mining camp but it now serves as a tourist destination and the timber industry. “God’s Window”, a scenic view from the escarpment of the Lowveld below, is located outside the town. Graskop is 14 km south-east of Pilgrim's Rest and 28 km north of Sabie. It was laid out between 1880 and 1890 on a farm belonging to Abel Erasmus, Native Commissioner of the Transvaal Republic. The name is Afrikaans for grassy hillock. Originally it was a mining camp. It is the best place to view the "Edge of the Lowveld", with a sudden drop of 700 metres.[2]