Casteel

Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa

24°43′29″S 31°01′12″E / 24.7247°S 31.0201°E / -24.7247; 31.0201CountrySouth AfricaProvinceMpumalangaDistrictEhlanzeniMunicipalityBushbuckridge • Ward 14 Councillor(ANC)Area

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• Total13.58 km² (5.24 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total12,752 • Density940/km² (2,400/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African99.8% • Indian/Asian0.1%First languages (2011)

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• Northern Sotho68.8% • Tsonga24.8% • Swazi1.8% • Sotho1.4% • Other3.2%Time zoneUTC+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

^ ^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.