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Also known as Emnotweni

Dullstroom, also known as Emnothweni, is a small town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town lies north of Belfast and some south-west of Lydenburg on the R540 road.

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Other
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0.4%
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First languages (2011)
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English
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50.7%
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Afrikaans
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42.1%
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S. Ndebele
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2.0%
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Sotho
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2.0%
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Other
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3.2%
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SAST
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+2
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Postal code (street)
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1110
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PO box

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Climate
  • Culture
  • References
  • External links

Dullstroom, also known as Emnothweni, is a small town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town lies north of Belfast and some south-west of Lydenburg on the R540 road.

Along with Barkly East and Underberg, it is one of South Africa's premier flyfishing destinations. The town features the highest railway station in South Africa at above sea level as well as at the foot of De Berg, the highest point in the province at . Dullstroom's location on the Highveld plateau is the reason that its climate is so different from the surrounding areas.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dullstroom” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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