Casteel
Appearance
Casteel | |
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Maboke | |
Coordinates: 24°43′29″S 31°01′12″E / 24.7247°S 31.0201°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
District | Ehlanzeni |
Municipality | Bushbuckridge |
• Ward 14 Councillor | (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 13.58 km2 (5.24 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 12,752 |
• Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Northern Sotho | 68.8% |
• Tsonga | 24.8% |
• Swazi | 1.8% |
• Sotho | 1.4% |
• Other | 3.2% |
Time zone | UTC 2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 1370 |
PO box | 1370 |
Casteel is a town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The legal name was changed to Maboke in 2008. Maboke is place consisting of Mapulana (whom speak Sepulana ) and Tsonga people. There is a proud culture of Dikoma (initiation school) which takes place during the winter times, during the months of June to August annually, and is a place where young boys are taught the cultural and roots of the Mapulana people.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Casteel". Census 2011.
- ^ "Approved names, September 2000 – January 2010". Department of Arts and Culture, Government of South Africa. October 2010. Archived from the original (.xls) on 22 September 2011.