Etwatwa Holfontein Esthwathweni | |
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  Etwatwa  Etwatwa | |
| Coordinates:26°06′54″S28°27′47″E / 26.115°S 28.463°E /-26.115; 28.463 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
| Established | 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Councillors | Masele Madihlaba, Mzwakhe Khumalo, Jerry Moimane, Siyabonga Moloi and Thamaga wa GaMathole (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.83 km2 (8.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 151,866 |
| • Density | 7,291/km2 (18,880/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 44.9% |
| • Tsonga | 12.9% |
| • Northern Sotho | 12.1% |
| • Sotho | 7.3% |
| • Other | 22.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1519 |
| Area code | 011 |
Etwatwa, also known asHolfontein, is a township that 20 km away fromBenoni, 24 kilometres away from springs inEkurhuleni in theGauteng province ofSouth 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 inNguni) and Mandela. Etwatwa is also known as the last town, as it is not far from theGauteng-Mpumalanga border to the east towardsDelmas.
Etwatwa was established as an extension of Daveyton to accommodate the overflow of people from the township, particularly those living in informal settlements.The area was divided into Etwatwa West and Etwatwa East, with varying levels of service provision. Over time, Etwatwa has seen the development of formal settlements since 1985 with the apartheid style houses and RDP houses after 1994.[2]
Etwatwa has decent infrastructure such as Schools, Fire station, libraries, Parks and Clinics
Due to urban demands there been calls for greater integration such as Infrastructure developments to meet the large population size .
PRASA has made promises since the 1990s to connect it to Daveyton rail but has not been delivered .In its latest documents PRASA has made commitment to connect it in the long term[3][4]
A mall has been promised to be built in the short to medium term[5]
Communities ofEkurhuleni,Gauteng | ||
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Seat:Germiston | ||
| Places in Ekurhuleni | .svg) | |
| Suburbs of Kempton Park | ||
| Suburbs of Germiston |
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