Witbank

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Witbank
City
eMalahleni
Aerial view over the suburbs
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Coordinates: 25°52′37″S 29°12′04″E / 25.877°S 29.201°E / -25.877; 29.201
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Nkangala
Municipality	Emalahleni
Established	1890
Area [1]
• Total	164.27 km2 (63.43 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	108,673
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	48.1%
• Coloured	2.0%
• Indian/Asian	2.5%
• White	46.8%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	42.4%
• Zulu	17.6%
• English	13.7%
• Northern Sotho	7.6%
• Other	18.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1035
Area code	01

Witbank (/wətbænk/), officially eMalahleni,^[2] is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the Emalahleni Local Municipality.^[3][4] The name Witbank is Afrikaans for "white ridge", and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wagon transport drivers rested. The city is known for its coal-mining in the surrounding region.

Witbank, which was founded in 1890, was renamed to eMalahleni meaning the place of coal in 2006 by the government of Mpumalanga, matching the municipality. Both names are used.