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Tjakastad Mjama | |
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  Tjakastad  Tjakastad | |
| Coordinates: 25°59′20″S 30°49′23″E / 25.989°S 30.823°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Municipality | Albert Luthuli |
| Founded by | Sobhuza I |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 12,711 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Swazi | 92.9% |
| • Zulu | 4.9% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1193 |
| Area code | 017 |
Tjakastad is a village in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
Etymology
[edit]The area was named after Shaka Maseko, one of King Sobhuza I's headmen who lived in the area in the 1800s. The Boers dubbed the area 'Tjakastad', with the Afrikaans word 'stad' meaning 'stead' or 'homestead' (Tjaka+stad for 'Shakastead' or 'Shaka homestead').[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Tjakastad". Census 2011.
- ^ Matsebula, J.S; Mlotshwa, D.K.; Mlotshwa, J M; Ntiwane, N.D (2016): The History of Emaswati in South Africa. South Africa: Mbokodo Publishers. ISBN 9780620653848
Municipalities and communities of Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga | ||
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District seat: Ermelo | ||
| Govan Mbeki | .svg) | |
| Albert Luthuli | ||
| Mkhondo | ||
| Msukaligwa | ||
| Lekwa | ||
| Pixley ka Seme | ||
| Dipaleseng | ||
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