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Kinross | |
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Coordinates: 26°25′S 29°05′E / 26.417°S 29.083°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Gert Sibande |
Municipality | Govan Mbeki |
Established | 1915 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.45 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 15,246 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 77.2% |
• Coloured | 6.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 8.9% |
• White | 5.8% |
• Other | 1.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 38.1% |
• English | 12.9% |
• Afrikaans | 9.9% |
• Sotho | 6.9% |
• Other | 32.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2270 |
PO box | 2270 |
Area code | 017 |
Kinross is a small gold mining town in Mpumalanga, South Africa with four gold mines in the region. Village on the watershed between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, between Devon and Trichardt, 42 km west of Bethal, 19 km east of Leslie and about 70 km north-north-east of Standerton.