Lochiel
Lochiel is a small forestry town in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It lies near the border with Eswatini.- Type: Village with 3,450 residents
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
- Also known as: “eMbangweni” and “Lochiel, Mpumalanga”
Lochiel
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.14389° or 26° 8′ 38″ south
Longitude
30.78556° or 30° 47′ 8″ east
Population
3,450
Elevation
1,594 metres (5,230 feet)
Open location code
5G5GVQ4P+C6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Lochiel” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Lochiel”
- Asturian: “Lochiel”
- Dutch: “Lochiel”
- Pedi: “Lochiel, Mpumalanga”
- Pedi: “Lochiel”
- Tumbuka: “Lochiel, Mpumalanga”
- Xhosa: “Lochiel, Mpumalanga”
- Xhosa: “Lochiel”
- Zulu: “Lochiel, Mpumalanga”
- Zulu: “Lochiel”
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