Wakkerstroom
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Wakkerstroom, , is the second oldest town in Mpumalanga
province in South Africa
. It was established in 1859 and its name is an Afrikaans
translation of the Zulu name for the river that flows near the town, uThaka, (Awake). Sheep and cattle
farming are the primary industries.
Mountainous with kloofs, mountain springs, vlei areas, dams - Conservation and Heritage site. It is internationally renowned as a "Birders" paradise.
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area...
province in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It was established in 1859 and its name is an Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
translation of the Zulu name for the river that flows near the town, uThaka, (Awake). Sheep and cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
farming are the primary industries.
Mountainous with kloofs, mountain springs, vlei areas, dams - Conservation and Heritage site. It is internationally renowned as a "Birders" paradise.