Chrissiesmeer

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

Chrissiesmeer
Seen from the south
Chrissiesmeer Location within Mpumalanga Chrissiesmeer Location within South Africa
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	1,230/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

Chrissiesmeer (Lake Chrissie) is a small town situated on the N17 road in Msukaligwa Local Municipality, in a wetland area of Mpumalanga province in South Africa, on the northern banks of the eponymous Lake Chrissie.

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). About 20,000 flamingo come into the area to breed every year.

References

• Encyclopædia Britannica entry on Lake Chrissie

External links

• Official Site