Komatipoort

Komatipoort
Town
A street in Komatipoort
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Coordinates: 25°26′S 31°57′E / 25.433°S 31.950°E / -25.433; 31.950
Country	South Africa
Province	Mpumalanga
District	Ehlanzeni
Municipality	Nkomazi
Area [1]
• Total	11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,683
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	61.0%
• Coloured	1.2%
• Indian/Asian	2.8%
• White	34.4%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	30.8%
• Tsonga	28.4%
• Swazi	27.7%
• English	7.6%
• Other	5.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	1340
PO box	1340
Area code	013

Komatipoort is a town situated at the confluence of the Crocodile and Komati Rivers in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town is 8 km from the Crocodile Bridge Gate into the Kruger National Park, just 3 km from the Mozambique border and 65 km from the Eswatini border.

It is a small, quiet town within the Lowveld with some attractive tree-lined streets. It is one of the hottest towns in South Africa where temperatures can reach almost 48 °C (47.7 °C (117.9 °F) on 12 December 1944) in the height of summer, but also with a perfect winter climate around 24 °C (75 °F).