Schoemansdal, Mpumalanga
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Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa
Schoemansdal | |
|---|---|
| KaMatsamo | |
| Schoemansdal to the northwest of the Driekoppies Reservoir, imaged by Sentinel-2 Schoemansdal to the northwest of the Driekoppies Reservoir, imaged by Sentinel-2 | |
Schoemansdal is located in Mpumalanga Show map of MpumalangaSchoemansdal Schoemansdal Schoemansdal is located in South Africa Show map of South AfricaSchoemansdal Schoemansdal | |
| Coordinates: 25°42′11′′S 31°30′22′′E / 25.703°S 31.506°E / -25.703; 31.506 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Municipality | Nkomazi |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.91 km2 (4.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 23,257 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Swazi | 94.8% |
| • Tsonga | 1.7% |
| • English | 1.1% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Schoemansdal (officially KaMatsamo) is a town in the province of Mpumalanga (eastern Transvaal) in South Africa. It is located 23 kilometres south of Malalane on the R570 road, just north of Jeppes Reef.
During the period when the policies of separate development were implemented under the apartheid regime, Schoemansdal was the capital of the bantustan named KaNgwane.
In November 2005 the South African government announced that the town's name had been changed to KaMatsamo. The new name is in honor of prince Matsamo Shongwe.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d "Main Place KaMatsamo". Census 2011.
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