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Valencia Park, Mbombela

Coordinates: 25°28′3″S 30°59′48″E / 25.46750°S 30.99667°E / -25.46750; 30.99667
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Valencia Park
Valencia
Valencia Park is located in Mpumalanga
Valencia Park
Valencia Park
Valencia Park is located in South Africa
Valencia Park
Valencia Park
Valencia Park is located in Africa
Valencia Park
Valencia Park
Coordinates: 25°28′3″S 30°59′48″E / 25.46750°S 30.99667°E / -25.46750; 30.99667
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
DistrictEhlanzeni
MunicipalityMbombela
Main PlaceMbombela
Area
 • Total
0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
853
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Indian/Asian66%
 • Black African31.1%
 • Coloured21.1%
 • White0.2
 • Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
 • English56.6%
 • Swazi21.1%
 • Zulu2.7%
 • Other19.8%
Time zoneUTC 2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1201
PO box
1200
Area code013

Valencia Park is a suburb of Mbombela in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is situated on the eastern outskirts of Mbombela and approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the CBD.

History

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Valencia Park was established in the early 1970s for the Indian population of Mbombela (then Nelspruit) as part of the Group Areas Act.[2] It borders the suburb of Nelindia to the east, which was also established as an Indian suburb of Nelspruit during the Apartheid era.

Main roads

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Valencia Park is situated north of the R104 (Samora Machel Drive) connecting the Mbombela CBD and eMalahleni (via the N4) to the west with Maputo (via the N4) to the east. It is also situated south of the KaNyamazane Road connecting the R40 in Vintonia to the west with KaMagugu and KaNyamazane to the north-east.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Valencia Park". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Nelspruit the Segregated city | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2024-04-04.