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Groblersdal | |
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 Town limit sign | |
  Groblersdal  Groblersdal | |
| Coordinates:25°09′S29°23′E / 25.150°S 29.383°E /-25.150; 29.383 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Sekhukhune |
| Municipality | Elias Motsoaledi |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 920 m (3,020 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,329 |
| • Density | 748/km2 (1,940/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 47.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.6% |
| • White | 47.6% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 50.1% |
| • Sepedi | 25.3% |
| • English | 7.0% |
| • Zulu | 3.5% |
| • Other | 14.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0470 |
| PO box | 0470 |
| Area code | 013 |
| Website | https://www.limpopo-info.co.za/provinces/town/667/groblersdal |
Groblersdal is a farming town situated 32 km north of the 178 million m³Loskop Dam in theSekhukhune District ofLimpopo.
The town isSouth Africa's second largest irrigation settlement. The main crops in this man-madefloodplain arecotton,tobacco,citrus fruit,table grapes,maize,wheat,vegetables,sunflower seeds,peanuts,lucerne andpeaches, although not in order of importance as some previously leading crops e.g. tobacco, have made way for others such as grapes.
Groblersdal was laid out on the farm "Klipbank" taking advantage of the Loskop Dam, and named after the original owner WJ Grobler.
Notable people from Groblersdal include Roma Blecher, noted philanthropist and Shakespeare scholar, and South African Test bowlerDuanne Olivier (born 1992).
Municipalities and communities ofSekhukhune District Municipality | ||
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District seat:Groblersdal | ||
| Elias Motsoaledi | .svg) | |
| Ephraim Mogale | ||
| Fetakgomo Tubatse | ||
| Makhuduthamaga | ||
