Lake Chrissie | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.278°N 30.213°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mpumalanga |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Gert Sibande |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Msukaligwa |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Party: | ANC |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.25 |
Elevation M: | 1720 |
Population Total: | 4012 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 94.0% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.7% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 5.2% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info1: | 62.4% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Swazi |
Demographics2 Info2: | 26.5% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info3: | 4.5% |
Demographics2 Title4: | English |
Demographics2 Info4: | 2.4% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 4.2% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 017 |
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.
The San inhabited this area along with the Tlou-tle people who lived on rafts in the larger lakes.
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.