Hectorspruit

Hectorspruit
A street in Hectorspruit
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Coordinates: 25°26′S 31°41′E / 25.433°S 31.683°E / -25.433; 31.683Coordinates: 25°26′S 31°41′E / 25.433°S 31.683°E / -25.433; 31.683
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Ehlanzeni
Municipality	Nkomazi
Area
• Total	10.26 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,096
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	77.9%
• Coloured	0.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	20.8%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011)
• Swazi	55.0%
• Afrikaans	18.6%
• Tsonga	17.0%
• English	4.1%
• Other	5.3%
PO box	1330
Area code	013

Hectorspruit (also Emjejane) is a small farming town situated between Kaapmuiden and Komatipoort on a southern tributary of the Crocodile River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The farms in the region produce sugarcane, subtropical fruit and vegetables. The town and stream is named after a dog belonging to S de Kock, chief surveyor of the Pretoria - Delagoa Bay railway line.

Hamlet some 30 km west of Komatipoort and 80 km north-east of Pigg's Peak. Named after a tributary of the Crocodile River, the Hectorspruit, which is said to take its name from a hunting-dog which died there from a tsetse fly bite.