Jeppes Reef

Coordinates: 25°43′12″S 31°28′37″E / 25.720°S 31.477°E / -25.720; 31.477
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Jeppes Reef
Jeppes Reef is located in Mpumalanga
Jeppes Reef
Jeppes Reef
Jeppes Reef is located in South Africa
Jeppes Reef
Jeppes Reef
Coordinates: 25°43′12″S 31°28′37″E / 25.720°S 31.477°E / -25.720; 31.477
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictEhlanzeni
MunicipalityNkomazi
Area
 • Total7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total12,589
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.7%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • SiSwati96.5%
 • Other3.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Jeppes Reef, is a small rural village on the R570 road in Ehlanzeni District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-southeast of Kaapmuiden, and just over 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the border with Eswatini. It is just south of Schoemansdal.

A border control post operates between 07:00 and 20:00 between the two countries.[2] The Eswatini side of the Matsamo border post is known as Hlohlo.

South Africa Eswatini
Region Mpumalanga
Nearest town Malalane
Road R570 MR1
GPS Coordinates 25°45′03″S 31°28′03″E / 25.7507°S 31.4676°E / -25.7507; 31.4676 (Jeppes Reef border crossing) 25°45′03″S 31°28′03″E / 25.7507°S 31.4676°E / -25.7507; 31.4676 (Matsamo border crossing)
Telephone number +27 (0) 13 781 0382
Fax number +27 (0) 13 781 0383
Business hours 07:00 - 20:00 07:00 - 20:00

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Jeppes Reef". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "South African Ports of entry". Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015. Archived 28 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine