Barberton, South Africa
Barberton | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 25°47′10″S 31°3′11″E / 25.78611°S 31.05306°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Municipality | Mbombela |
| Established | 1884 |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.74 km2 (14.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,997 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 44.2% |
| • Coloured | 8.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.9% |
| • White | 41.9% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 47.9% |
| • English | 22.7% |
| • Swazi | 20.8% |
| • Zulu | 2.2% |
| • Other | 6.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1300 |
| PO box | 1300 |
| Area code | 013 |
| Website | |
Barberton is a town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, which has its origin in the 1880s gold rush in the region. It is situated in the De Kaap Valley and is fringed by the Makhonjwa Mountains. It is 43 kilometres (27 mi) south of Mbombela and 360 kilometres (220 mi) east of Johannesburg.
Barberton was the seat of the Umjindi Local Municipality until the day of the 2016 Municipal Elections, when the Umjindi Local Municipality was merged into the Mbombela Local Municipality.