Mapoch

Mapoch

Mapoch Village
Mapoch

 Mapoch shown within Mpumalanga

Coordinates: 25°06′07″S 29°00′18″E / 25.102°S 29.005°E / -25.102; 29.005Coordinates: 25°06′07″S 29°00′18″E / 25.102°S 29.005°E / -25.102; 29.005
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Nkangala
Municipality Dr JS Moroka
Area[1]
  Total 10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 9,169
  Density 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 99.8%
  Indian/Asian 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
  S. Ndebele 88.2%
  Zulu 3.5%
  Northern Sotho 3.3%
  Sotho 1.9%
  Other 3.1%

Mapoch is a town in Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.

Situated about 40km from Pretoria, Mapoch is a rural village, and the local community still lives in a traditional village manner.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Mapoch". Census 2011.
  2. "Ndebele Cultural Village of Mapoch". Moja Heritage Collection. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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