Ogies
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Ogies | |
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  Ogies  Ogies | |
| Coordinates: 26°3′2″S 29°3′9″E / 26.05056°S 29.05250°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Nkangala |
| Municipality | Emalahleni |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,230 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 76.7% |
| • Coloured | 3.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.3% |
| • White | 15.4% |
| • Other | 2.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 33.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 17.0% |
| • English | 9.6% |
| • Sotho | 9.5% |
| • Other | 30.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2230 |
| PO box | 2230 |
| Area code | 013 |
Ogies is a settlement in Nkangala District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is a coal-mining town 29 km south-west of Witbank and 70 km north-east of Springs.
It was laid out in 1928 on the farm Oogiesfontein, 'fountain with many "eyes" or springs'. The name is derived from that of the farm.[2] The town developed around train station built there in 1928.[3]: 303 The original name of the town was Oogies but that changed to the current version in 1939.[3]: 303
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