Ogies

Ogies
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Coordinates: 26°3′2″S 29°3′9″E / 26.05056°S 29.05250°ECoordinates: 26°3′2″S 29°3′9″E / 26.05056°S 29.05250°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Nkangala
Municipality	Emalahleni
Area[1]
• Total	1.95 km^2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,230
• Density	630/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	76.7%
• Coloured	3.4%
• Indian/Asian	2.3%
• White	15.4%
• Other	2.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Zulu	33.1%
• Afrikaans	17.0%
• English	9.6%
• Sotho	9.5%
• Other	30.7%
Postal code (street)	2230
PO box	2230
Area code	013

Ogies is a settlement in Nkangala District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

Coal-mining town 29km south-west of Witbank and 70km north-east of Springs. It was laid out in 1928 on the farm Oogiesfontein, 'fountain with many "eyes" or springs'. The name is derived from that of the farm.^[2]

African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation built its first coal mine at Vlakfontein, near Ogies, which was completed in January 2011. It mostly supplies coal to the nearby Kendal power station.^[3]

References

1. "Main Place Ogies". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 345.
3. "AEMFC readies for second mine as losses mount". Mining MX. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.