Secunda, South Africa
Secunda
Sekoenda in Afrikaans orthography | |
|---|---|
Secunda Secunda Secunda | |
| Coordinates: 26°30′58″S 29°12′10″E / 26.51611°S 29.20278°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Municipality | Govan Mbeki |
| Area | |
• Total | 173.71 km2 (67.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 40,198 |
| • Density | 231.41/km2 (599.35/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • White | 71.9% |
| • Black African | 20.6% |
| • Coloured | 3.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.0% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 69.5% |
| • English | 13.3% |
| • Zulu | 6.5% |
| • Sotho | 2.5% |
| • Other | 8.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2302 |
| PO box | 2302 |
| Area code | 017 |
Secunda (from Latin secundus, meaning "second" or "following") is a town situated amidst the coalfields of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It was named Secunda as it was the site of the second Sasol synthetic fuel plant to produce oil from coal, following the first facility in Sasolburg, located approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) to the west.