Chrissiesmeer

This article is about the South African town. For eponymous lake, see Lake Chrissie.

Chrissiesmeer (Lake Chrissie) is a small town situated in Msukaligwa Local Municipality, in a wetland area of Mpumalanga province in South Africa, on the northern banks of the eponymous Lake Chrissie.

Lake Chrissie
Lake Chrissie Lake Chrissie
Coordinates: 26.278°S 30.213°E / -26.278; 30.213
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Gert Sibande
Municipality	Msukaligwa
• Councillor	(ANC)
Area
• Total	3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation	1,720 m (5,640 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,012
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	94.0%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	5.2%
First languages (2011)
• Zulu	62.4%
• Swazi	26.5%
• Afrikaans	4.5%
• English	2.4%
• Other	4.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Area code	017

History

The San inhabited this area along with the Tlou-tle people who lived on rafts in the larger lakes.

Geography

In total there are more than 270 lakes in the immediate area (located not far from Carolina). Every year nearly 20,000 flamingo come into the area to breed.

References

• Encyclopædia Britannica entry on Lake Chrissie

External links

• Official Site