Schoemansdal, Mpumalanga

Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa
25°42′11″S 31°30′22″E / 25.703°S 31.506°E / -25.703; 31.506CountrySouth AfricaProvinceMpumalangaDistrictEhlanzeniMunicipalityNkomaziArea • Total12.91 km2 (4.98 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total23,257 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African99.3% • Coloured0.2% • Indian/Asian0.3% • White0.1% • Other0.1%First languages (2011) • Swazi94.8% • Tsonga1.7% • English1.1% • Other2.3%Time zoneUTC+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

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place KaMatsamo". Census 2011.
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