Carolina, South Africa
Carolina | |
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A farm near Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 26°04′01″S 30°07′01″E / 26.067°S 30.117°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Municipality | Albert Luthuli |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.66 km2 (5.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,846 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 86.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.0% |
| • White | 10.4% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 50.6% |
| • Swazi | 25.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 10.6% |
| • English | 4.2% |
| • Other | 8.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1185 |
| PO box | 1185 |
| Area code | 017 |
Carolina is an urban-rural area situated at the intersection of the R33, R36 and R38 routes in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The town lies in the grass and wetlands region of Mpumalanga at 1700 meters above sea level. It is a mixed farming and small-scale coal- and precious-stone-mining community.