Sabie
Sign in to saveSabie is a forestry town situated on the banks of the Sabie River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The name Sabie is derived from the Xitsonga language word "Sava" which means "Sand" because of the rich Sand in the area . The word Sava was adapted by the Afrikaner settlers who changed it from Sava (Xitsonga) into the Afrikaans "Sabie" .
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sabie
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- Clockwise from top: Old train bridge in Sabie, Merry Pebbles Resort, countryside near Sabie, Bridal Veil Falls, forestry and countryside near Sabie.
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- South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mpumalanga
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ehlanzeni
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Thaba Chweu
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- Main Place
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- Established
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- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 55.03
- Settlement.population_total
- 9148
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Sabie is a forestry town situated on the banks of the Sabie River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The name Sabie is derived from the Xitsonga language word "Sava" which means "Sand" because of the rich Sand in the area . The word Sava was adapted by the Afrikaner settlers who changed it from Sava (Xitsonga) into the Afrikaans "Sabie" .
The town was started after H.T. Glynn and J.C. Ingle found gold there and formed the Glynns-Lydenburg Gold Mining Company.