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Valencia Park is a suburb of Mbombela in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is situated on the eastern outskirts of Mbombela and approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the CBD.
Valencia Park
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| Coordinates: 25°28′3″S 30°59′48″E / 25.46750°S 30.99667°E | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Province |  Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Municipality | Mbombela |
| Main Place | Mbombela |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 853 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Indian/Asian | 66% |
| • Black African | 31.1% |
| • Coloured | 21.1% |
| • White | 0.2 |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 56.6% |
| • Swazi | 21.1% |
| • Zulu | 2.7% |
| • Other | 19.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1201 |
| PO box | 1200 |
| Area code | 013 |
History
editValencia Park was established in the early 1970s for the Indian population of Mbombela (then Nelspruit) as part of the Group Areas Act.[2] It borders the suburb of Nelindia to the east, which was also established as an Indian suburb of Nelspruit during the Apartheid era.
Main roads
editValencia Park is situated north of the R104 (Samora Machel Drive) connecting the Mbombela CBD and eMalahleni (via the N4) to the west with Maputo (via the N4) to the east. It is also situated south of the KaNyamazane Road connecting the R40 in Vintonia to the west with KaMagugu and KaNyamazane to the north-east.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Valencia Park". Census 2011.
- ^ "Nelspruit the Segregated city | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
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