| Ogies | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.0506°N 29.0525°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mpumalanga |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nkangala |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Emalahleni |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.95 |
| Population Total: | 1230 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 76.7% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 3.4% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 2.3% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 15.4% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 2.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 33.1% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 17.0% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 9.6% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 9.5% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 30.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 2230 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 2230 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 013 |
Ogies is a settlement in Nkangala District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is a coal-mining town 29 km south-west of Witbank and 70 km north-east of Springs.
It was laid out in 1928 on the farm Oogiesfontein, 'fountain with many "eyes" or springs'. The name is derived from that of the farm.[2] The town developed around train station built there in 1928. The original name of the town was Oogies but that changed to the current version in 1939.[3]
African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation built its first coal mine at Vlakfontein, near Ogies, which was completed in January 2011. It mostly supplies coal to the nearby Kendal Power Station.[4]
Ogies is an important railway junction on the Springs to Witbank rail-line, a line that connects to the Port of Richards Bay.[3] It has several branches of tracks that service the coal mines close to the town.[3]
The town at the junction of the R555 and R545 routes. The R545 connects southwards to Kriel and northwards to Balmoral. The R555 connects south-west to Springs and north-east to Witbank.