Mashishing

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Mashishing is a town in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, historically known as Lydenburg and noted for its role in regional mining and agriculture.

All labels observed (1)

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Mashishing canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
country South Africa
countrySubdivision Republic of South Africa
linked to: South Africa
demographicsCategory multiracial population
economicActivity agricultural services
chrome mining
platinum mining
tourism
formerName Lydenburg
governingBody Thaba Chweu Local Municipality Council
hasAreaCode 013
hasClimate temperate climate
hasLanguage English
Sepedi
isiZulu
linked to: Zulu

siSwati
hasLanguageMajority Afrikaans
hasNearbyEconomicHub Burgersfort
Steelpoort
hasNearbyTown Dullstroom
Graskop
Sabie
hasOfficialLanguage Afrikaans
English
isiZulu
linked to: Zulu

siSwati
hasPostalCodeType PO box
street
historicalRole Boer settlement centre
regional trading centre
knownFor agriculture
mining
locatedIn Ehlanzeni District Municipality
Mpumalanga Highveld region
Mpumalanga province
linked to: Mpumalanga

Thaba Chweu Local Municipality
locatedNear Drakensberg escarpment
Long Tom Pass
locatedOnRiver Dorp River
nearbyAttraction Long Tom Pass
Panorama Route area
linked to: Panorama Route

Sudwala Caves region
linked to: Sudwala Caves
partOf South African Highveld
linked to: Highveld
provinceCapitalDistanceFrom Mbombela
region Lowveld and Escarpment region of Mpumalanga
regionRole service centre for surrounding rural areas
roadConnection R36 road
R37 road
R540 road
timeZone South African Standard Time
linked to: Central Africa Time
UTCOffset +2

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Lydenburg formerName Mashishing
Lydenburg alsoKnownAs Mashishing